Ukrainians in Germany
Українці в Німеччині
Ukraine Germany
Ukrainian population in Germany 2021: The darker the color, the larger the Ukrainian population in the district
Total population
1,164,200 (2022)[1]
roughly 1.38% of the total population
Regions with significant populations
Berlin, Munich, Hanover Region, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Leipzig[2]
Languages
German, Ukrainian, Russian
Religion
Orthodox Christianity with Judaism, Catholicism, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Atheism
Related ethnic groups
Ukrainians, Ukrainians in Hungary, Ukrainian Canadians, British Ukrainians, Ukrainian Australians, Rusyn Americans, Ukrainians in Poland, Ukrainians in Slovakia, other Slavic peoples especially East Slavs

As of the end of 2022 the number of Ukrainians in Germany was approximately 1,164,200.[1][3] In 2021 before the war in Ukraine was of 155,310.[4] Germany's Ukrainians have created a number of institutions and organizations, such as the Central Association of Ukrainians in Germany and Association of Ukrainian Diaspora in Germany.

Tourist-visa scandal

In 1999, a conflict arose involving the German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who eased conditions for citizens of the former Soviet states to get German visas. Many people opposed this claim that it enabled thousands to enter Germany illegally using the abuse of visas granted to them. The majority of Ukrainians that are in Germany on scholarship are there on such visas, adding to the controversy.

Some Ukrainian organizations in Germany have accused Germans of racism and prejudice, and of the belief that Ukrainians are only in Germany to work illegally.[5]

Notable people

Further information: Category:German people of Ukrainian descent

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Rohdatenauszählung ausländische Bevölkerung" [Raw census of foreign population] (in German and English). 31 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ "REGIONALSTRUKTUR UKRAINISCHER COMMUNITIES IN DEUTSCHLAND - Tabelle A1: Anzahl der ukrainischen Staatsangehörigen, 2020" (PDF). doku.iab.de. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Rohdatenauszählung ausländische Bevölkerung". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Rohdatenauszählung ausländische Bevölkerung". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Welle (German News)". dw.de. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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