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2.3 Polls & Sociology
Ombudsman: 20% of Ukraine’s pre-war population left country since February 24. An additional 4.9mn people have had to relocate domestically due to Russia’s war, said Dmytro Lubinets, chairperson of Ukraine's Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights. Approximately one third of IDPs (internally displaced persons) are pensioners or individuals with disabilities, Lubinets added.
Demography Institute forecasts 'catastrophic' birth rate drop in Ukraine in 2023. There are risks that by 2030 the country's population will decrease to less than 35 million, according to Ella Libanova, director of the Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies.
About a third of Ukrainian refugees in Germany want to stay there. According to survey results, almost every third Ukrainian (26%) who left for Germany because of the war would like to stay and live in that country permanently. Nearly one in ten (11%) plans to remain in Germany for only a few years. More than a third of respondents (34%) will return to Ukraine immediately after the end of the war. And only 2% of Ukrainians said they would go to their homeland within a year. The other 27% of survey participants have not yet decided on their future plans. According to data from the Central Register of Foreigners, updated in November, 1.025mn Ukrainians have been registered in Germany since the war.
Poll: 85% of Ukrainians believe victory in war with Russia requires liberating all territories, including Crimea and Donbas. According to a recent poll conducted by the Rating Group, 9% of Ukrainians said they would consider a victory in liberating territories controlled by Ukraine before Russia's full-scale invasion started on Feb. 24.
Most EU citizens support aid for Ukraine in its war against Russia. The majority of citizens in the EU member states approve of the EU's support for Ukraine following the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, according to Eurobarometer survey data. The highest level of support is in Sweden (97%), Finland (95%), the Netherlands (93%), Portugal (92%), and Denmark (92%). Even 10 months after the start of the war in Ukraine, support for both sanctions against the Russian government and financial, military, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine remains high at 73%. The survey also confirms European citizens’ unwavering commitment to supporting Ukraine and to the values on which the European Union is built. When asked what values the European Parliament should protect, first of all, respondents most often mention democracy (36%), protection of human rights in the EU and around the world (29%), and freedom of speech and opinion (28%).
Most Ukrainians support the de-occupation of all Ukrainian territories, and 5% support the continuation of the war in Russian territory. The confidence of Ukrainians that victory in the war means the liberation of all state territories, including the occupied Crimea and Donbas, increased from 74% in March to 85% in November, according to the Rating group. At the same time, 9% favor the option of returning only the territories that Ukraine controlled until February 24, 2022. But no more than 5% support the continuation of hostilities on Russian territory. Support for the de-occupation of all Ukrainian territories without exception is more than 80% among representatives from all regions of the country. However, 8% voted for signing peace agreements with Russia to deter aggression. Moreover, most surveyed chose Ukraine's accession to NATO and the nuclear disarmament of the Russian Federation as the best guarantees of security.
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