Human potential of the western Ukrainian borderland

Abstract

This article contains the analysis made with the help of generalized quantative parameters, which shows the tendencies of human potential formation of the Western Ukrainian borderland during 2001–2016. The changes of number of urban and rural population in eighteen borderland rayons in Volyn, Lviv and Zakarpattia oblasts are evaluated. The tendencies of urbanization processes and resettlement of rural population are described. Spatial differences of age structure of urban and rural population are characterized.

Keywords

• western ukrainian borderland
• human potential
• population
• depopulation
• aging of population