Before war, 10 million young people lived in Ukraine, now 7.6 million - Berezhna

Before russia's full-scale invasion, about 10 million young people lived in Ukraine, now about 7.6 million live here. Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy and Minister of Culture Tetiana Berezhna wrote about this on Facebook, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

"Before the full-scale invasion, about 10 million young people lived in Ukraine, and now - about 7.6 million. These are colossal losses," she said.

Berezhna noted that in recent years, Ukrainian youth have gone through extraordinary trials: war, losses, forced displacement, air raids, attacks, and difficult education, but they show responsibility, strength, and leadership like no other.

According to her, the government's task is to create decent conditions for young people to grow and realize themselves. The Minister emphasized that the safety of Ukrainian youth should be a common priority for the whole world.

According to the Ukrainian News agency, by the end of 2025, 290,300 Ukrainians went abroad and did not return.

In December 2025, Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, said that due to the full-scale invasion of the aggressor country russia, 11 million citizens left Ukraine.

In August 2025, the government allowed men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad.