The number of those who definitely planned to stay in Poland decreased by 17% compared to last year.
Almost half of the Ukrainians in Poland (43%) claim that it is difficult for them to decide on plans to return to Ukraine. Another 19% plan to stay in Poland forever, 15% will not come in the next 5 years, 13% will return within six months and 10% within a year.
Such data was published in the analytical center of the international employment agency Gremi Personal.
The survey was conducted using an electronic questionnaire from December 2023 to March 2024. 1150 Ukrainians in Poland took part in it.
A similar study was conducted in April last year. At that time, 36% of Ukrainians planned to stay in Poland, 7% pursued the goal of moving from Poland to another country, 55% planned to return to Ukraine. 82% of Ukrainians who planned to return answered that they would come to Ukraine after the victory.
“Our research shows that the number of people who clearly planned to stay in Poland decreased by 17% compared to last year. This is a gigantic figure, considering the number of Ukrainians living in Poland,” said Evgeniy Kirichenko, founder of the international employment agency Gremi Personal.
However, according to him, the Ukrainian government needs to work more on motivating Ukrainians to return to their homeland, especially with people who are still hesitant in their decision.
Among the Ukrainians surveyed there were those who had been in Poland for different periods of time: 36% – less than a year, 25% – 2 years. 15% – from 1 to 2 years, 10% – about 3 years, and 7% – 4 and 5 years.
Analysts note that 25% of Ukrainians who came to Poland about 2 years ago were probably refugees who left at the beginning of a full-scale war. The rest are people who come to Poland to work.
According to the survey results, the key motives that prompted people to come to Poland were the level of wages (30%), danger in Ukraine (27%), advice from friends (10%) and the desire to reunite with family (9 %). Another 24% of respondents refused to answer this question.
Recall that according to the results of a new study published by the Center for Economic Strategy (CES), during two years of a full-scale invasion, the number of Ukrainians who fled the war abroad and did not want to return to Ukraine increased by 20 percent. < /p>
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