Immigration to Ukraine
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Immigration into Ukraine post independence has been mainly ethnic Ukrainians returning from neighboring countries (for example in 1993, they made up about 90% of all immigrants). Other significant immigrant groups included Crimean Tatars and people fleeing wars in Azerbaijan, Transnistria and Ichkeria (now part of Russia as the Chechen Republic).[1] In January 2017, there were 3,302 foreigners with refugee status in Ukraine.[2] Most refugees came from Afghanistan, Syria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Somalia.[2]
After the start of the war in Donbas in 2014, several hundred foreigners (mostly Russians and Belarusians) migrated to Ukraine to join its territorial defence battalions and army.[3] Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, far fewer immigrants have been moving to Ukraine.
Countries of origin
| Rank | Country of Birth | Population (2001)[4] | % of Ukraine's population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,156,240 | 10.7 | |
| 1 |  Russia | 3,613,240 | 7.5 |
| 2 |  Belarus | 270,751 | 0.6 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 245,072 | 0.5 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | 242,390 | 0.5 |
| 5 |  Moldova | 165,126 | 0.3 |
| 6 |  Poland | 145,106 | 0.3 |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan | 90,753 | 0.2 |
| 8 |  Georgia | 71,015 | 0.1 |
| 9 |  Germany | 64,015 | 0.1 |
| 10 |  Armenia | 52,168 | 0.1 |
| 11 |  Tajikistan | 32,386 | 0.1 |
| 12 |  Kyrgyzstan | 29,476 | 0.1 |
| 13 |  Turkmenistan | 24,926 | 0.1 |
| 14 |  Latvia | 19,095 | 0.0 |
| 15 |  Lithuania | 16,012 | 0.0 |
| 16 |  Hungary | 11,235 | 0.0 |
| 17 |  Estonia | 10,964 | 0.0 |
| 18 |  Czech Republic | 7,473 | 0.0 |
| 19 |  China | 5,015 | 0.0 |
| 20 |  Mongolia | 4,413 | 0.0 |
| 21 |  Romania | 3,876 | 0.0 |
| 22 |  Vietnam | 3,399 | 0.0 |
| 23 |  Slovakia | 2,148 | 0.0 |
| 24 |  Bulgaria | 2,062 | 0.0 |
| 25 |  Austria | 1,726 | 0.0 |
| 26 |  France | 1,433 | 0.0 |
| 27 |  Syria | 1,352 | 0.0 |
| 28 |  India | 1,232 | 0.0 |
| 29 |  Afghanistan | 1,111 | 0.0 |
| 30 |  United States | 1,040 | 0.0 |
Statistics
| Country | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 155,310 | 161,131 | 165,530 | 169,892 |
| Moldova | 20,037 | 21,847 | 23,764 | 25,144 |
| Azerbaijan | 17,009 | 17,576 | 19,445 | 21,287 |
| India | 11,313 | 15,865 | 19,295 | 19,825 |
| Georgia | 12,856 | 13,242 | 13,918 | 14,802 |
 Turkey | 6,999 | 9,480 | 12,322 | 14,623 |
| Armenia | 12,671 | 13,159 | 13,649 | 14,315 |
| Belarus | 10,663 | 11,300 | 12,275 | 14,201 |
| Uzbekistan | 9,430 | 9,678 | 10,566 | 11,251 |
| China | 4,996 | 6,147 | 8,426 | 9,350 |
 Morocco | 5,588 | 7,202 | 8,515 | 8,900 |
| Vietnam | 7,207 | 7,022 | 7,111 | 7,293 |
| Turkmenistan | 4,755 | 5,501 | 6,620 | 6,936 |
 Nigeria | 3,909 | 4,450 | 5,841 | 6,647 |
| Stateless | 5,514 | 5,650 | 5,642 | 5,851 |
 Israel | 3,896 | 4,599 | 5,128 | 5,611 |
 Iran | 2,847 | 4,157 | 4,876 | 5,475 |
| USA | 3,001 | 3,489 | 4,450 | 5,373 |
 Egypt | 3,574 | 4,285 | 5,049 | 5,308 |
 Iraq | 3,925 | 4,166 | 4,703 | 5,127 |
| Kazakhstan | 3,746 | 3,948 | 4,238 | 4,552 |
| Syria | 3,161 | 3,396 | 3,593 | 3,899 |
| Poland | 2,730 | 3,058 | 3,362 | 3,572 |
 Jordan | 3,432 | 3,728 | 3,577 | 3,420 |
 Lebanon | 2,043 | 2,355 | 2,628 | 2,802 |
| Germany | 1,548 | 1,791 | 2,176 | 2,612 |
 Algeria | 884 | 1,274 | 2,015 | 2,603 |
| Tajikistan | 1,745 | 1,778 | 1,893 | 2,100 |
| Lithuania | 1,608 | 1,705 | 1,828 | 1,998 |
 Italy | 1,276 | 1,446 | 1,752 | 1,971 |
 Libya | 1,140 | 1,328 | 1,702 | 1,962 |
| Afghanistan | 1,201 | 1,270 | 1,531 | 1,682 |
 United Kingdom | 754 | 879 | 1,287 | 1,673 |
 Pakistan | 993 | 1,102 | 1,319 | 1,621 |
 Ghana | 1,435 | 1,789 | 1,727 | 1,565 |
| France | 673 | 819 | 1,060 | 1,394 |
 Tunisia | 1,019 | 1,169 | 1,247 | 1,361 |
| Latvia | 1,036 | 1,132 | 1,200 | 1,323 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,005 | 1,058 | 1,172 | 1,268 |
| Romania | 617 | 725 | 942 | 1,029 |
| Total | 353,341 | 383,711 | 417,936 | 444,964 |
| Region | 2010[6] | 2011[7] | 2012[8] | 2013[9] | 2014[10] | 2015[11] | 2016[12] | 2017[13] | 2018[14] | 2019[15] | 2020[16] | 2021[17] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 4,998 | 4,974 | 34,178 | 13,811 | 8,397 | 4,088 | 4,897 | 5,172 | 12,304 | 15,959 | 3,866 | 11,410 |
| Europe | 10,724 | 11,535 | 17,920 | 14,593 | 14,006 | 10,252 | 3,887 | 4,846 | 5,501 | 5,745 | 3,987 | 5,524 |
| Africa | 237 | 168 | 7,647 | 3,269 | 2,105 | 1,963 | 1,934 | 2,121 | 4,444 | 4,577 | 1,580 | 4,635 |
| Americas | 238 | 253 | 326 | 691 | 149 | 414 | 211 | 326 | 386 | 693 | -14 | 762 |
| Oceania | 15 | 13 | 24 | 24 | -5 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 30 |
| Total | 16,212 | 16,943 | 61,217 | 22,388 | 24,652 | 16,731 | 10,933 | 12,482 | 22,644 | 27,004 | 9,434 | 22,361 |
2026 рік
According to the State Employment Service, as of May 2026, there were 9,503 foreign workers officially employed in Ukraine, all of whom were in the country based on work permits.[18]
