Ukrainian diaspora
scattered global community of ethnic Ukrainians
The Ukrainian diaspora comprises Ukrainians and people of Ukrainian descent living outside Ukraine. It developed through several major waves of migration, beginning with large-scale emigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Later waves followed the political upheavals and wars of the 20th century, the post-war period, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Ukrainian independence in 1991. Migration caused by the Russo-Ukrainian War since 2014, and especially the full-scale Russian invasion beginning in 2022, has been described as a further major wave of Ukrainian emigration.
Ukrainian communities are found throughout the former Soviet Union, Europe, North America and South America. Long-established diasporas developed in the former Soviet states and the Americas, while migration since the 1990s created large communities in Central and Western Europe. The 2022 invasion caused mass displacement and greatly increased the Ukrainian population abroad. In June 2026, 4.41 million people who had fled Ukraine were under temporary protection in the European Union, with Germany, Poland and Czechia hosting the largest numbers.
Distribution
The Ukrainian diaspora is found throughout numerous countries worldwide. It is particularly concentrated in other post-Soviet states (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Russia), Central Europe (the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland), North America (Canada and the United States), and South America (Argentina and Brazil).
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