REUTERS
Ukraine is in the lead in terms of the number of immigrants to the European Union.
Deputy Director Economic Institute at National Bank of Poland (NBP) Jacek Kotłowski says more than 1 million migrants work in Poland, including about 900,000 Ukrainians.
"The tension in the labor market is largely mitigated by the influx of immigrants... Now there are about 900,000 Ukrainian immigrants. In addition, there are also immigrants from other countries, in particular from Belarus," the official told a press conference on November 12, according to the Ukrainian news outlet LIGA.net.
The National Bank of Poland was able to calculate the number of labor migrants based on issued work visas, Pole Cards, permits for temporary or permanent residence in Poland, employers' certificates on the employment of foreigners, as well as the number of foreigners officially insured.
Given the temporary nature of employment of labor migrants from Ukraine and Belarus, the NBP estimated that an ordinary employee from Ukraine or Belarus works in Poland for about seven months.
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As was earlier reported, Ukraine is in the lead in terms of the number of immigrants to the European Union. In 2018, 527,000 Ukrainians received residence permits in the European Union (78% of them in Poland), according to the European Statistical Office Eurostat.
Among other nationalities, it was Ukrainians received most residence permits in the EU. Runners-up are Chinese (206,000 permits, almost 50% in the UK), Indians (197,000 permits, 38% in the UK), Syrians (174,000, 71% in Germany), and Belarusians (138,000, 92% in Poland).
The major share of Ukrainians (64.7%) travel to the European Union for jobs, while those who study in the EU account for almost 12%.