Mykolaiv region in demographic decline: mortality rate almost four times higher than birth rate over the year

In 2025, more than 16,000 people died in the Mykolaiv region, while just over 4,000 children were born.

This is evidenced by analytical data from the Opendatabot platform, according to NikVesti.

Number of newborns in Ukraine in 2025. Infographic: OpenDataBot

In 2025, more than 168,000 children were born in Ukraine, while more than 485,000 deaths were recorded. On average, there are three deaths per newborn in the country. Compared to 2024, mortality decreased by 2%, while fertility decreased by 4.5%.

In total, 4,365 babies were born in the Mykolaiv region last year, while the number of deaths reached 16,016. There are almost four deaths per newborn, which exceeds the national average.

A similar demographic situation is observed in other southern and frontline regions. In the Odesa region, almost 12,000 children were born, and more than 31,000 people died. In the Kherson region, the birth rate fell by 16% — 366 children were born there during the year, while the number of deaths exceeded 4,300.

A decline in the birth rate was also recorded in Zaporizhzhia region (by 11%), and in Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions — by 9%. A decrease in the number of newborns was also noted in Chernivtsi region, which does not border the combat zone.

Birth and death rates in Ukraine. Infographic: OpenDataBot

At the same time, birth rates increased in some regions. In particular, in the Lviv region, it increased by 1.5% — 230 more children than in 2024. In Volyn, the increase was 0.6%, which corresponds to 44 newborns.

The largest number of children were born in Kyiv — more than 19,000 babies, or 11.5% of the national total. Lviv region ranked second with more than 15,800 newborns, and Dnipropetrovsk region ranked third with more than 12,700 children born.

In terms of mortality, the highest rates in 2025 were recorded in the Dnipropetrovsk region (over 52,000 deaths), Kyiv (over 36,000) and the Kharkiv region (over 34,000).

Number of deaths in Ukraine in 2025. Infographic: OpenDataBot

Earlier it was reported that in five years, the birth rate in the Mykolaiv region had almost halved. While in 2020 more than 7,000 children were born, in the first nine months of 2025, just over 3,000 babies were born.