“The survey of the sociological group “Rating”, conducted from November 11 to 14, 2025, showed that the majority of Ukrainians express optimism about 2026, although this optimism is gradually decreasing. According to the results of the study, 39% of respondents expect an improvement, 27% believe that there will be no changes, and about 25% expect a worsening of the situation. 1,000 people were interviewed in the controlled territories of Ukraine, which indicates”, — write on: ua.news
The survey of the sociological group “Rating”, conducted from November 11 to 14, 2025, showed that the majority of Ukrainians express optimism about 2026, although this optimism is gradually decreasing.
According to the results of the study, 39% of respondents expect an improvement, 27% believe that there will be no changes, and about 25% expect a worsening of the situation. 1,000 people were interviewed in the controlled territories of Ukraine, which indicates the combined mood of the country’s daily challenges.
These sentiments vary by age and place of residence. Older people and residents of villages are more optimistic, while younger men are more pessimistic. As for economic prospects, two-thirds of respondents believe that 2026 will bring difficulties. Regarding world peace, the number of optimists increased from 26% to a third in a year.
According to the survey, in 2023, half (51%) of Ukrainians believed that the next year will be better, and now 39% have this opinion.
The percentage of those who believe that nothing will change is 27% (compared to 20% in 2024). Also, the share of “pessimists” has practically not changed: as in 2024, now every fourth respondent believes that the next year will be worse.
Residents of villages, as well as older people aged 51+, view the situation more optimistically. Instead, the greatest pessimism is among younger men, especially those aged 18-35.
At the same time, perceptions of economic prospects have hardly changed over the year: about two-thirds of respondents believe that 2026 will be a year of economic difficulties, one in ten expects that there will be prosperity, and one in five – that nothing will change. In 2023, the share of economic pessimism was slightly lower (52%), but for the second year now it has remained at the level of 63-64%.
Scenarios regarding world peace were divided approximately equally: one third of Ukrainians believe that the year will be more peaceful, the second – that it will be the same, and the third – that it will be more turbulent.
However, we see a growing trend of hope for a more peaceful world: if now a third of Ukrainians have this idea, then in November 2023 it was 26%. In the absolute majority of the countries where the survey was conducted, the feeling that the world will be more turbulent dominates. For example, 55% think so in Western Europe, and 42% in Eastern Europe. Thus, Ukrainians have somewhat more hopes for the improvement of the security situation in the world, – it is stated in the text of the study.
Overall, Ukrainians have some improvements in their sense of peace, although 78% believe that the country was not prepared for the Russian invasion. This reflects periodic changes in Ukrainians’ perception of reality against the background of the ongoing war and social challenges.
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