Not every Ukrainian to return home after war. Sociologist reveals number
Sociologist indicated the number of Ukrainians willing to retun home after the war (Getty Images)
About a third of Ukrainians who fled abroad now say they intend to return home after the war ends, with no more than 10% strongly confident in their return, even among them, according to Head of Rating Sociological Group Oleksii Antypovych.
According to him, at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, two-thirds, and possibly more, of displaced persons expressed willingness to return to Ukraine. However, this number gradually decreased over time.
"Perhaps 10% out of this conditional third part of people willing to return say that they will return, but only after the war. The remaining part is still uncertain or not sufficiently certain. Therefore, I think that the number of those who will return will be tiny," Antypovych says.
He notes that many Ukrainians have already completed the second stage of adapting to life in European countries, particularly in Germany. At the same time, many consider returning to Ukraine after the war problematic due to the lack of housing, jobs, children's unsettled state, and general uncertainty.
"For example, if a person fled from Mariupol, then the question is where to return," the sociologist explained.
According to his forecast, Ukraine will face serious demographic challenges in the future — a decline in the birth rate, a shortage of the working-age population, and population ageing.
Earlier, Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesia Karnaukh stated that Ukrainian refugees abroad must declare income earned in other countries. But if they pay taxes there, they do not need to do this in Ukraine.
