Belarus is increasingly emptying. According to experts, between 2.5 and 4.5 million residents could remain in the country by the end of the century. Belarusians are not only having fewer children, but are also actively moving abroad. This threatens to turn the country into something resembling the Chernobyl zone and slow economic growth. Belsat spoke with economist Dzmitry Kruk about these and other consequences of depopulation in Belarus.
Analysis
Ghost towns and temptation for aggressor: How rapid depopulation threatens Belarus's economy and independence
