The survey sample
| Country | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Germany | 18% |
| France | 13% |
| Poland | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 9% |
| Spain | 7% |
| Other European countries (13)By difference; 94% of respondents live in Europe | 43% |
| Situation | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Stable job | 36% |
| Looking for work | 29% |
| Temporary contract | 16% |
| Situation | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| At least one child | 54% |
| Two or more children | 20% |
The wider picture
The survey figures sit inside a larger displacement that the study documents from institutional sources. They are reproduced here with their origin so they can be checked and cited separately from the survey.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian refugees recorded globally, early 2026 | 5.9 million |
| Share of refugees who are women and children | 76% |
| Share hosted in European countriesGermany and Poland alone host over 2.2 million | 90% |
| Employment rate, refugees aged 20–64 in Europe22 points below host-country nationals | 57% |
| Hold a Master's degree or higher | 40%+ |
| Employed refugees working below their skill level | ~60% |
What the numbers say
Two things stand out. First, this is a working population: more than four in five respondents are engaged with the labour market, in a group where over 40% hold a Master's degree or higher. The dominant practical problem is not finding a job but doing the work one was trained for — the study calls underemployment "the silent cost of displacement".
Second, more than half are raising children, mostly alone. Only 23% of Ukrainian refugee women in Germany arrived with a partner; a 2024 Czech study found a 74% rate of separation or divorce in original families. Any conversation about their personal future starts from a household that already exists, not from a blank page.
How this shaped Adorée
Family situation and geography are two of the eight dimensions Adorée scores before an introduction is made — and children are treated as a fact to be matched, not a flaw to be explained. Because the population is spread across 18 countries and 63% would consider moving for love, introductions are not limited to the same city.