Demographic processes in Ukraine in the second half of the 20th – beginning of the 21st century in historical perspective

Abstract

This commentary is based on the statistical data of general population censuses and archival information about the problems of demographic development in Ukraine in the second half of the 20th till the beginning of the 21st century. An outline of the socio-demographic features of the population is provided in terms of the number, sex and age composition. Particular attention is paid to the causes of the current demographic crisis. We consider the deformation of the sex and age composition of the population, the aging of society, the impact of migration and urbanization processes on the demographic situation in the country.