Ukrainians in Germany
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 Ukrainian population in Germany 2021: The darker the color, the larger the Ukrainian population in the district | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,164,200 (2022)[1] roughly 1.38% of the total population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Berlin, Munich, Hanover Region, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Leipzig[2] | |
| Languages | |
| German, Ukrainian, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox Christianity with Judaism, Catholicism, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Protestantism and Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ukrainians, Ukrainians in Hungary, Ukrainian Canadians, British Ukrainians, Ukrainian Australians, Rusyn Americans, Ukrainians in Poland, Ukrainians in Slovakia, other Slavic peoples especially East Slavs |
The Russo-Ukranian war (2022-present) has led to millions of Ukrainians fleeing their country, many of whom ended up in Germany. In 2021, before the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was of 155,310.[3] At the end of 2022 there were approximately 1,164,200 Ukrainians in Germany (German: Ukrainer in Deutschland). [1][4] Germany's Ukrainians have created a number of institutions and organizations, such as the Central Association of Ukrainians in Germany and Association of Ukrainian Diaspora in Germany.
In 1999, a conflict arose involving the German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who eased conditions for citizens of the former Soviet states to get German visas. Many people opposed this claim that it enabled thousands to enter Germany illegally using the abuse of visas granted to them. The majority of Ukrainians that are in Germany on scholarship are there on such visas, adding to the controversy.[citation needed]
Some Ukrainian organizations in Germany have accused Germans of racism and prejudice, and of the belief that Ukrainians are only in Germany to work illegally.[5]
