The president of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, stated this Wednesday during a meeting with university students that after the end of the conflict with Russia in his country there will be a demographic boom, local media report.
“I think the biggest incentive [para aumentar los nacimientos] is security, [saber] what to do next with the child and what to do [en general]», Zelensky responded to a question about government programs aimed at stimulating birth rates.
“It is necessary not only to provide financial incentives, because finance, in my opinion, helps, but does not stimulate births during war,” he added. In addition, the Ukrainian president emphasized the need to install shelters in schools and kindergartens, as well as anti-aircraft defense systems.
«I understand that [cuando] the war ends, there will be a ‘boom’ [demográfico]. I am sure of this, people will return, they will have confidence in the future, in the future and in Ukraine,” Zelensky stressed.
According to data from the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice cited by Opendatabot, in 2023 the birth rate decreased by 32% compared to the figures recorded in 2021.
Furthermore, a decrease in birth rates has been observed since 2013 and by February 2022, when the Russian special military operation began in Ukrainian territory, the decrease was 6-7% annually. With RT