KYIV, Nov 29 – Ukraine's population is declining and is likely to decline to 35 million by 2050, according to the United Nations analytical report regarding demographic processes in Ukraine.

"Ukraine's population is one of the fastest shrinking in the world and likely to decrease to 35 million by 2050. Low fertility and high mortality rates together with high levels of outmigration are eroding Ukraine's human capital and thus the basis for sustainable development," according to the document published on the UN website.