SOCIO-GEOGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF EMIGRATION FROM UKRAINE TO GERMANY

The article studies the geospatial organization of Ukrainian migrations to Germany. The relevance of the research topic is substantiated. Geographical studies of migrations in Ukraine were not a priority before. The start of a full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022 stimulated geographical studies of migrations. However, until now, there have been practically no works related to the geography of Ukrainian migrants abroad. In 2022, 1.1 million immigrants from Ukraine arrived in Germany. Ukrainians became Germany’s second-largest foreign population group after Turks (1.3 million people). Emigration from Ukraine is characterized by a high presence of women, numerous young people, and middle-aged people. In October 2022, most Ukrainians lived in the most densely populated federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia (210,000 people), Bavaria (152,000 people), Baden-Württemberg (135,000 people), and Lower Saxony (105,000 people). The migration load (according to the share of Ukrainians in the total population of the federal state) is the highest in Berlin and Hamburg at 1.5% each and the lowest in Schleswig-Holstein (1.0%). The most significant migration load (regarding the number of Ukrainian migrants per 10,000 local population) is in Germany’s far east, far south, and north-central parts (151–360). The lowest load is in the extreme west, southeast, and north (37–92). Berchtesgadener (293.6) has the most significant number of Ukrainian migrants per 10,000 local population in terms of krais (counties or districts), and Ahreweiler (37.8) is the smallest. The article includes four graphs and charts, as well as a map.