Depopulation in Ukraine: national specifics and regional peculiarities

Abstract

The article is devoted to the actual problem of reproduction of the demographical potential of the population of Ukraine. The nature of the depopulation has been determined, the outstanding characteristics and the regional peculiarities of depopulation in the country has been detected, the distinctions of this process flowing in urban settlements and in villages has been stated, the consequences of the long-term violation of reproduction for the country has been focused on.