Earlier, we reported that interest in religion among young people aged 18 to 24 has sharply declined in Ukraine. As of 2024, only 52% of Ukrainians in this age group are interested in religion, which is almost a third less than older people.
Ukrainians who went abroad are unlikely to return - media
After the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Ukraine will have to face a number of serious social challenges, one of which is the demographic crisis. Statistics show that Ukrainians who have left the country over the past three years are mostly reluctant to return. This is reported in an analytical article by The Economist.
According to a recent study by Ukraine’s Center for Economic Strategy (CES), only 43% of Ukrainian refugees worldwide plan to return home, down from 74% two years earlier. Previously, demographers assumed that Ukrainian women, who make up the bulk of war refugees, would return home after the war ended. Today, it is more likely that the end of martial law will lead to even more Ukrainians leaving the country, especially men of military age, who are currently banned from leaving.
Moreover, the CES study indicates that more than 500,000 men could leave. Since this would be a disaster for the Ukrainian labor market and for the country’s ability to defend itself, Ukraine will be hesitant to ease restrictions on men traveling abroad.