MigrantoMigration trends in Ukraine
Europe
9.8M people from Ukraine have built lives abroad. That's 25.8% of the country population, spread across 75 different countries
37.9M
Population
4.6M
Immigrants
9.8M
Emigrants
−5.1M
Outflow
Every 5th person born in Ukraine now lives abroad
The #4 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Ukraine
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
6.5M immigrants · 5.5M emigrants
1995
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2000
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest immigrant destinations in Europe
2005
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 706.9K
2010
- Slipped out of the world's 10 biggest immigrant destinations
2015
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2020
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
Today
- Joined the world's 10 largest diasporas
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 124%
- Became the biggest country by emigrants in Europe
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
- Since 1990: 1.8M fewer foreign-born residents and 4.2M more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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