Poll «Rating»: almost half of Ukrainians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction

Almost half of Ukrainians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, photo from open sources

Almost half of Ukrainians (49%) believe that the situation in the country is developing in the wrong direction.

This is according to a survey conducted by the sociological group «Rating» between 20 November and 4 December 2024.

Despite this, more than a third of respondents (35%) still believe that the country is moving in the right direction, and another 16% were not able to give a definite answer.

Quantitative research results, infographic by the sociological group «Rating»

The survey was conducted by telephone interviews (CATI) and covered 5600 respondents from all regions of Ukraine, except for the temporarily occupied territories. Sample format: two age categories: younger (25-45 years old) and older (46-65 years old), by gender (50% — women, 50% — men) and type of settlement (40% — regional centre, 30% — small towns, 30% — villages). The margin of error is no more than 2.2% for a sample of 2000 respondents and no more than 4.9% for subsamples of 400 respondents with a confidence level of 0.95.