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Asylum applications and refugees from Ukraine

10,257 people from Ukraine fled in 2021 and applied for asylum in other countries, according to UNHCR data. This corresponds to approximately 0.023% of all residents. The most common destination countries have been Russia, France and Spain. Overall, 67 percent of the asylum applications have been rejected. The most successful have been the refugees in Russia and Argentina.

A total of 461 people fled to the United States from Ukraine. With 79 positive decisions, 20.10 percent of all new applications have been accepted. Another 314 applications were rejected, and no decisions were made on those remaining in 2021.

In a second table below you can additionally find the refugees who came from abroad and applied for asylum in Ukraine.

Refugee countries by origin and destination


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Development of asylum applications from citizens from Ukraine 2000 to 2021

The top line represents the total number of asylum applications (first applications + reviews). Below are the number of recognized refugees (green) and rejected applications (red).

Asylum applications of refugees from Ukraine

The total number of initial and continuing applications refers to the year 2021. Please note that the number of decisions (acceptances or rejections) does not have to add up with the number of applications because there may still have been open cases from previous years. Also, they don't have to be closed within the same calendar year. In addition, asylum procedures can also be closed, if the applicant disappeared or withdrew the application.

New Applications

DestinationAppliedAcceptedRejectedAcceptance
rate
Russia3,6123,5220100.0 %
France2,039633,2241.9 %
Spain1,0373311,80215.5 %
Italy6023425211.9 %
Germany55053821.3 %
United States4617931420.1 %
Sweden44104300.0 %
Poland30704720.0 %
Czechia26402780.0 %
Belarus2010150.0 %
Israel11708460.0 %
United Kingdom965637.4 %
Austria91111009.9 %
Greece910290.0 %
Belgium85355538.9 %
Netherlands71103422.7 %
Switzerland420170.0 %
Canada301091687.2 %
Malta15050.0 %
Bulgaria1200
Denmark120130.0 %
Portugal1152516.7 %
Liechtenstein1000
Finland90110.0 %
Cyprus70100.0 %
South Korea70130.0 %
Latvia7050.0 %
Armenia500
Estonia5050.0 %
Georgia500
Ireland50110.0 %
Moldova5050.0 %
Norway5050.0 %
Argentina050100.0 %
India0050.0 %
Lithuania0050.0 %
Totals10,2574,2148,44733.3 %

Reviews

DestinationAppliedAcceptedRejectedAcceptance
rate
Russia000
France4024226313.8 %
Spain000
Italy000
Germany782124552.6 %
United States466962877.4 %
Sweden53804350.0 %
Poland15100
Czechia11300
Belarus5050.0 %
Israel000
United Kingdom26131350.0 %
Austria000
Greece390310.0 %
Belgium3500
Netherlands11050.0 %
Switzerland1300
Canada18121250.0 %
Malta270130.0 %
Bulgaria000
Denmark7050.0 %
Portugal000
Liechtenstein000
Finland70110.0 %
Cyprus500
South Korea000
Latvia000
Armenia000
Estonia000
Georgia000
Ireland000
Moldova500
Norway120110.0 %
Argentina000
India000
Lithuania000
Totals2,6621751,28712.0 %

Asylum applications from foreign refugees in Ukraine

Ukraine is not only a country from which many people escape. There are also refugees from other countries, who apply for asylum here and hope for a better future. In the year 2021, there have been 1,168 asylum applications from refugees of other countries. The most successful have been the refugees from Armenia and from Belarus.

New Applications

OriginAppliedAcceptedRejectedAcceptance
rate
Afghanistan575485944.9 %
Belarus116111052.4 %
Russia83114420.0 %
Nigeria660100.0 %
Syria390360.0 %
Tajikistan320320.0 %
Cameroon23050.0 %
Iran1951821.7 %
Bangladesh1600
Ghana1400
Pakistan13050.0 %
India1100
Azerbaijan1000
Kazakhstan100140.0 %
stateless10050.0 %
Uzbekistan1051033.3 %
Sudan900
Turkey900
Algeria700
Armenia7120100.0 %
Congo (Dem. Republic)700
Ethiopia700
Guinea700
Iraq60120.0 %
Sri Lanka600
Yemen6050.0 %
Egypt500
Congo500
Gambia500
Palestine500
Georgia500
Ivory Coast500
Morocco500
Poland500
Senegal500
Turkmenistan5050.0 %
Libya0050.0 %
Totals1,1689227525.1 %

Reviews

OriginAppliedAcceptedRejectedAcceptance
rate
Afghanistan570230.0 %
Belarus000
Russia22050.0 %
Nigeria000
Syria24120100.0 %
Tajikistan10050.0 %
Cameroon500
Iran1300
Bangladesh000
Ghana000
Pakistan050100.0 %
India000
Azerbaijan000
Kazakhstan500
stateless0050.0 %
Uzbekistan1600
Sudan5050.0 %
Turkey500
Algeria000
Armenia000
Congo (Dem. Republic)7050.0 %
Ethiopia000
Guinea500
Iraq600
Sri Lanka500
Yemen5050.0 %
Egypt000
Congo000
Gambia000
Palestine000
Georgia000
Ivory Coast000
Morocco000
Poland000
Senegal000
Turkmenistan000
Libya000
Totals190175324.3 %


National migrant stock from 1990 to 2020

In 2020 a total of 4,997,387 migrants lived in Ukraine, representing about 7 percent of the total population. These are all residents who live permanently in the country but were born in another country. The numbers includes granted refugees but no asylum seekers. The data are based on the results of censuses, as well as on estimates and projections from the United Nations Population Division. (Values of the graph in millions of immigrants)

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