Ukrainian migration

More Ukrainians seek short-term work in Poland as winter pressures grow

A growing number of Ukrainians are seeking short-term work in Poland — for several months, with the option of returning to Ukraine afterward.

28 September, 03:06 PM

Share of Ukrainians abroad planning to come back falls to 53%

The share of Ukrainians living abroad who plan to return to Ukraine fell from 68% to 53% over the past year, while the share who do not intend to return doubled from 17% to 34%, according to the third wave of a Gradus Research study on return migration conducted in May 2026.

13 August, 03:40 PM

War and emigration are triggering a hidden identity crisis among Ukrainian adults

For decades, developmental psychology treated adulthood as a finished state, as if identity crises belonged only to adolescence while adults had already “figured themselves out.”

17 May, 06:33 PM

Labor shortage worsens in Ukraine as hiring picks up

Ukraine’s labor market is gradually recovering from crisis but has not yet returned to predictability, according to data shared with NV Business by GRC.ua in its annual study “Labor Market Barometer. Forecasts for 2026.”

27 March, 04:29 PM

Germany’s CDU unhappy with influx of young Ukrainians

Young Ukrainian men arriving in Germany should seek work rather than rely on the social‐welfare system, Carsten Linnemann, general secretary of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said on Nov. 3.

4 November 2025, 02:41 AM

Who in Ukraine wants to leave the country most right now, and why — researcher explains

Volodymyr Vakhitov, director of American University Kyiv, told NV in an interview who among Ukrainians most wants to leave the country now, and why. In the interview, Vakhitov said that at the start of the war, there were three main categories of people leaving Ukraine: those with children, wealthier individuals, and those who owned a car.

17 April 2025, 03:03 PM

Ukraine’s population shrinks to 32 million in 2024

Over the past decade, Ukraine’s population has declined to 32 million people - the global Ukrainian nation is estimated at 60 million, Deputy Prime Minister and National Unity Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov said in an interview with Die Welt on Feb. 11.

12 February 2025, 03:14 PM

Most Ukrainians would stay if borders opened, survey shows

70% of Ukrainians would not leave if borders were fully opened, according to a survey published on Jan. 21 by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Razumkov Center think tank.

22 January 2025, 04:10 PM

How forced migration affects Ukrainians’ mental and social well-being

“Learn from others, but don’t forget your own”: these words from Taras Shevchenko’s 1845 work, To the Dead, the Living, and Those Yet Unborn, resonate deeply today as Ukrainians face the challenges of forced migration and adapting to new lives abroad.

2 November 2024, 12:36 PM

Poland faces a labor shortage as Ukrainian migration slows

Polish businesses are grappling with a labor shortage due to slowing migration from Ukraine and the Polish government’s plans to tighten immigration policies, according to a report by Rzeczpospolita on Aug. 5.

6 August 2024, 11:35 AM

Ukrainian migration