Ukraine's population has fallen by 10 million since Russia's invasion, UN says
BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) -Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine's population has declined by 10 million, or about a quarter, primarily due to refugees fleeing, a collapsing birth rate, and war-related deaths, according to the United Nations on Tuesday.联合国周二表示，自俄罗斯全面入侵开始以来，乌克兰的人口已减少了1000万，约占总人口的四分之一，主要原因是难民逃离、出生率急剧下降和战争造成的死亡。At a Geneva press conference, Florence Bauer, Eastern Europe head at the U.N. Population Fund, stated that the February 2022 invasion exacerbated an already difficult demographic situation.在日内瓦新闻发布会上，联合国人口基金东欧负责人佛罗伦斯·鲍尔表示，2022年2月的入侵加剧了本已严峻的人口问题。"The birth rate plummeted and is currently at around one child per woman, which is one of the lowest in the world," Bauer said. A fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman is needed to maintain a stable population.鲍尔表示：“出生率急剧下降，目前每位女性的生育率大约为1个孩子，是世界上最低的国家之一。”维持人口稳定需要每位女性的生育率达到2.1。Ukraine, which had over 50 million people when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, has experienced severe population decline, similar to its Eastern European and Central Asian neighbors. In 2021, before Russia's invasion, Ukraine's population was around 40 million.乌克兰在1991年苏联解体时拥有超过5000万人口，但与东欧和中亚邻国一样，经历了严重的人口下降。2021年，即俄罗斯入侵前一年，乌克兰人口约为4000万。Bauer mentioned that a precise accounting of the war's impact on Ukraine's population would have to wait until after the conflict, when a full census could be conducted.鲍尔提到，战争对乌克兰人口影响的精确统计将不得不等到冲突结束后，通过全面人口普查才能完成。She noted that the immediate effects include nearly depopulated regions, villages with only elderly residents, and couples unable to start families.她指出，直接影响包括人口几乎消失的地区，只有老年人居住的村庄，以及无法组建家庭的夫妇。Russia, with a pre-war population of over 140 million, is also experiencing demographic decline, recording its lowest birth rate since 1999 in the first half of this year—a situation the Kremlin described as "catastrophic."战前人口超过1.4亿的俄罗斯也在经历人口下降，今年上半年创下了自1999年以来的最低出生率，克里姆林宫称之为“灾难性”的局面。The largest part of Ukraine's population decline is due to the 6.7 million refugees, mainly living in Europe. War deaths are also contributing to the drop.乌克兰人口减少的主要原因是670万难民，主要居住在欧洲。战争死亡也是导致人口下降的因素。Bauer said, "It's difficult to have exact numbers, but estimates range around tens of thousands of casualties."鲍尔表示：“确切数字难以估计，但估计有数万人伤亡。”