Editing Demographics of Ukraine (section)

=== Demographic Impact of the Holodomor and World War II ===

The [[Holodomor|Ukrainian famines of the 1930s]] and the devastation of [[World War II]] created a demographic catastrophe for Ukraine. In 1933, life expectancy at birth dropped to as low as '''10 years for females''' and '''7 years for males'''. During '''1941–1944''', life expectancy plateaued around '''25 years for females''' and '''15 years for males'''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Vallin |first1=Jacques |last2=Meslé |first2=France |last3=Adamets |first3=Serguei |last4=Pyrozhkov |first4=Serhii |year=2002 |title=A New Estimate of Ukrainian Population Losses During the Crises of the 1930s and 1940s |journal=[[Population Studies]] |volume=56 |issue=3 |pages=249–264 |jstor=3092980 |doi=10.1080/00324720215934 |pmid=12553326|s2cid=21128795 }}</ref>

According to ''The Oxford Companion to World War II'', '''over 7 million Ukrainians'''—more than one-sixth of the pre-war population—were killed during the conflict.<ref>Ian Dear, Michael Richard Daniell Foot (2001). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=qC0OgOHAHVkC The Oxford Companion to World War II]''. Oxford University Press. p. 909. {{ISBN|0-19-860446-7}}</ref>