Over 30% of Ukrainian refugees in Poland have experienced discrimination – survey

Ulyana Krychkovska-Bogdanova, STANISLAV POHORILOV - 11 September, 20:02

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A survey conducted by the Rating Group in August has shown that more than 30% of Ukrainian refugees in Poland have experienced discrimination over the past 12 months because of their nationality or ethnicity.

Source: European Pravda, citing the survey results

Details: The survey found that over the past 12 months, 31% of Ukrainian refugees surveyed had been discriminated against because of their nationality or ethnic origin, while 22% had experienced prejudice for speaking Ukrainian.

Six per cent reported negative treatment for speaking Russian, 5% because of their age, and 3% because of their gender. However, almost half of the respondents (49%) said they had not been discriminated against on any of the grounds listed in the survey.

The Ukrainian refugees' attitudes towards the local population were mostly neutral (44%) or warm (50%), but their perception of Poles' attitudes towards them was more cautious: 30% described them as warm, 46% as neutral and 22% as cold.

The Rating Group conducted the survey of Ukrainian refugees in Poland and their experience of living abroad from 21 to 25 August 2026.

Background:

The same survey found that 51% of Ukrainian refugees in Poland plan to return to Ukraine, although most intend to wait until the war is over.
In July, for the first time since Poland's Centre for Public Opinion Research began conducting its surveys, the number of Poles opposed to accepting refugees from Ukraine exceeded the number who supported the policy.

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