There are currently about nine million Ukrainians living abroad, including almost three million migrant workers.
The relevant statement was made by the director of the Ptoukha Institute for Demography and Social Studies, Ella Libanova, during the 7th Ukrainian Women’s Congress, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“According to the most probable estimates of Eurostat, a total of 4.2 million Ukrainian war migrants are living in EU countries today,” Libanova said.
Meanwhile, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a total of 1.2 million Ukrainians remain in Russia.
In addition, another million Ukrainians are registered in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, etc.
“We can also add about 2.5-3 million migrant workers whose departure from Ukraine was not directly related to the start of the war,” Libanova noted.
In her words, mainly external migration has become the main driver of the overall demographic dynamic.
At the same time, Libanova expressed hope that some of those who fled the country at the beginning of the war would later return home. According to her, a number of factors are important in this regard, such as security, housing and well-paid jobs.
