Deaths in Ukraine outnumber births by more than four to one, with the worst ratios in frontline regions such as Donetsk and Kherson. Ukraine's demographic decline deepened in the first half of 2026. Only 73,292 babies were born—16% fewer than a year earlier and nearly half the pre-war level—while 259,853 deaths were recorded, a 4% increase and the first rise in five years. Source: Opendatabot