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Which EU countries visited Ukraine the most in the first half of 2024?

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Which EU countries visited Ukraine the most in the first half of 2024?

More than 1 million foreigners have visited Ukraine since the beginning of 2024, with a significant number of them being citizens of the European Union. Find out how many Europeans traveled to Ukraine, from which countries most tourists came, and what their purpose was.

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Between January 1 and July 1, 2024, more than 1.1 million foreign citizens from 172 countries visited Ukraine. This is according to official statistics provided by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine at the request of Visit Ukraine. You can see the top 30 countries whose citizens came to Ukraine most often in our previous article. We'll tell you how many foreigners from the European Union came to Ukraine and what their purpose was below.

Read our previous article to find out how many foreigners lived in Ukraine before the full-scale war and what the migration situation is now.

How many EU citizens have entered Ukraine since the beginning of 2024?


In total, 497,847 EU citizens visited Ukraine in the first half of 2024. It should be noted that this is 41.89% of the total number of foreigners who have entered Ukraine since the beginning of 2024.

Interestingly, the number of Moldovan citizens who visited Ukraine exceeds the total number of EU citizens and amounts to 519,906, which is 43.75% of the total number of foreigners. Thus, EU and Moldovan citizens accounted for 85.64% of all foreign visitors to Ukraine in the first half of 2024. However, it is worth noting that countries such as the United States, Israel, and Turkey are among the top 10 countries in terms of visits to Ukraine.

For reference: in 2023, the situation was similar: out of almost 2.5 million foreign nationals who entered the country during the year, just over one million were Moldovan citizens.




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Rating of EU countries whose citizens most often came to Ukraine


Thus, the ranking of EU countries by the number of citizens who came to Ukraine is as follows:

1. Romania - 208,969 citizens

2. Poland - 108,080 citizens

3. Hungary - 60,442

4. Slovakia - 31,715

5. Germany - 20,788

6. Italy - 9,854

7. Czech Republic - 9,351

8. Lithuania - 6,260

9. France - 6,229

10. Bulgaria - 5,342

11. Latvia - 4,659

12. Netherlands - 4,053

13. Sweden - 2,911

14. Austria - 2,530

15. Portugal - 2,403

16. Spain - 2,360

17. Estonia - 2,141

18. Denmark - 1,879

19. Belgium - 1,578

20. Greece - 1,518

21. Ireland - 1,490

22. Finland - 1,406

23. Croatia - 873

24. Slovenia - 576

25. Cyprus - 235

26. Luxembourg - 108

27. Malta - 97

In terms of the purpose of entry, 98.99% of all EU foreigners came for private purposes, 0.93% entered as vehicle maintenance personnel, and another 0.08% crossed the country in transit. Interestingly, 0.002% of foreigners indicated that they were visiting Ukraine for tourism or study purposes.

However, as we said earlier, this is only a part of the countries from which foreigners came to Ukraine, as the full list includes 172 countries.

Remember! Regardless of the purpose of entering Ukraine and the duration of your trip, it is mandatory for every foreign citizen to obtain an appropriate insurance policy. Given the existing threats, we recommend taking out insurance covering military risks, which will guarantee the protection and provision of medical care to foreign nationals in unforeseen situations. You can get such insurance from a licensed and trusted insurance agent online on the Visit Ukraine portal.

Read our previous article to find out how easy it is to get to Ukraine and what entry rules apply in 2024.

We remind you! Despite the hostilities, Ukraine remains open to tourists, and many regions continue to welcome visitors, offering them a rich cultural, historical, and life experience. Read about the current rules for staying in Ukraine and its safe cities to make your trip to this country leave only positive memories in our previous article.


Photo: Erin Clark / The Boston Globe via Getty Images


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