How Ukrainians are leaving and returning
The State Border Service recorded over 16.4 million border crossings (total departures and returns) in the first half of 2025. 85% of border crossings were made by Ukrainians. 250,000 citizens who crossed the border this year did not return to Ukraine. This is 1.6 times less than in the same period last year.
16.47 million border crossings were recorded in the first six months of 2025. This is 4% more than in the same period last year. The vast majority of crossings — 85%, or 14.08 million — were made by Ukrainians. It should be noted that these are official border crossings — cases of “swimming across the Tisa” or leaving through temporarily occupied territories cannot be reliably tracked.
7.17 million citizens left Ukraine between January and June, while 6.92 million returned. Thus, this year, 250,000 more people left the country than returned. However, this is 1.6 times less than in the same period last year, when the difference was 404,000. In total, more than 3 million citizens have left since the start of the full-scale war and have not returned.
On average, Ukrainians cross the border 2.35 million times per month. The lowest number was in February (1.78 million), and the highest was in June (3.13 million). June, July, and August are traditionally peak months, accounting for a third of all border crossings during the year.
https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/ukrainians-emigration-trend-2025
