Only three months in 2024 saw a positive trend, when more citizens returned to the country than left.
Last year, 443 thousand Ukrainians who left did not return. This is three times more than in 2023, when 134 thousand citizens did not return. This was reported by the Opendatabot service in connection with the State Border Service.
It was noted that citizens crossed the borders of Ukraine 30.11 million times. 2% of those who left did not return – almost half a million citizens. Over the course of the year, the number of Ukrainians who did not return home tripled. 2% of Ukrainians who left last year did not return to Ukraine – 443,000 This is 3.3 times more than in 2023 – then the difference between those who left and those who returned was only 134,000 June – 194 thousand
It is known that only three months in 2024 had a positive trend, when more citizens returned to the country than those who left. Specifically, more than 58 thousand citizens returned in April, more than 23 thousand in July, and more than 89 thousand in August.
In total, approximately 3 million citizens were unable to return during the three years of widespread war. This is almost the same as in the 11 years before the full invasion, that is, from 2011 to 2021 (3.3 million).
Earlier it was reported that about 70% of Ukrainian refugees plan to stay in Europe. Almost half of Ukrainians work in European countries.
Source: korrespondent
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