Migration in Ukraine
Kyiv, as capital of Ukraine, has lost a bit of its attractiveness for migrants, that showed the tendencies of recent years. But, it is still the leading city in the population inflow, its tempo is slowing down. The life in Kyiv very expensive. Many people can’t afford cost of rent. Ukrainians are not satisfied with growing number of the traffic problems in Kyiv. Some people move to such cities as Odessa, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, which can offer similar standards of life for more reasonable prices.
The oblast, which is the most attractive for foreigners in Ukraine is Odessa. The population of Odessa increased in 12 thousand citizens of foreign countries. For the rest cities and oblasts this figure amounts 0,5-1,5 thousand migrants a year. The city combines the advantages of a resort city with the facilities of a big administrative center. Odessa along with Kyiv and Kharkiv is famous for its educational establishments. There are a lot of students from China and other third world countries.Crimea is another resort area which attracts migration, but also expensive place.
Among other areas of Ukraine attractive for migrants are neighboring to Russia, Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts. The majority of migrants who came here are Russians. Kharkiv, for instance, attracts people with job opportunities and, as mentioned before, with a big number of educational institutions.
There is an outflow of population in the majority of regions of Ukraine according to the information of the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine. Especially, Ukrainians are not satisfied with the life conditions in Kyrovograd, Luhansk hotels, and Kherson oblasts. People from small cities can’t find job there. Seeking for new opportunities, many of them go to the Russian Federation.
In western Ukraine the leading oblasts in the population outflow are Khmelnitsk, Lviv, and Chernihiv oblasts. Many Ukrainians from these regions also look for better job opportunities in other regions of Ukraine and abroad – in the EU.