From 2015 to 2024, Polish citizenship was awarded less than 40,000. Ukrainians – in the period between 2015 and 2023, the Polish passport received 31.9 thousand. people from Ukraine – informs Visit Ukraine Today.
In turn – according to the information from the Ministry of the Interior – in 2024 16,300 positive decisions regarding citizenship were issued. According to estimates, about half of the applicants have Ukrainian origin, Which means that about 38–39 thousand obtained a wider approach, over the past 10 years. Ukrainians.
A clear difference compared to other countries
Against the background of other European Union countries, Polish statistics look pale. In 2021, Spain granted citizenship 144 thousand. immigrants, and Germany and France received 130,000 new citizens. Italy exceeded 120,000 at that time. citizenship granted, while in Sweden citizenship was granted almost 90 thousand. people. In Poland, in Poland, this indicator amounted to less than 10 thousand.
