29.11.2023

Twenty-fifth national survey: Dynamics of Ukrainians' attitudes towards international unions (November 22-23, 2023)

 As part of the twenty-fifth wave of the nationwide survey, Rating Group conducted a study of the dynamics of the attitude of the Ukrainian population to international unions.

       
  • As of the end of November, 78% of respondents would vote in favor of Ukraine's accession to the European Union if such a referendum were held, which is slightly less than in July of this year (85%). Only 5% of respondents are against joining the EU. Instead, the share of those who have not decided or would not like to vote is increasing: 3% and 14% respectively for now.
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  • Support for Ukraine's accession to NATO is also on the decline and stands at 77% (83% in July). Currently, the rate of support for joining NATO is at the same level as it was at the beginning of the invasion in March 2022. However, only 5% of respondents would not like to see Ukraine in the North Atlantic Alliance, 15% would not vote, and 3% are undecided.
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  • There are no age differences in support for European integration. Women are more likely than men to demonstrate uncertainty (not going to vote or hesitate to answer) both regarding accession to the EU and NATO. Respondents with the lowest income demonstrate the lowest support for the unions.
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  • In general, in each of the regions, the majority supports joining both unions, but the highest number of those who want to see Ukraine join the EU and NATO is among residents of the capital and the west.
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  • The idea of Ukraine's accession to NATO within only the territories controlled now by the state is unacceptable to more than half of respondents (53%). At the same time, 40% of respondents fully or rather support this idea: residents of the western regions and the capital are relatively more likely to take such a step, as are middle-aged people. Instead, the residents of the East, Center, and South, as well as the oldest people, support this idea to the least extent.
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  • Even among supporters of Ukraine's accession to NATO, only 44% support this idea, while 51% are against it.

Methodology

Audience: the population of Ukraine aged 18 and older in all territories of Ukraine, except for the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas, as well as the territories where Ukrainian mobile network was not available at the time of the survey. The results are weighted using up-to-date data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The sample is representative by age, sex, and type of settlement. Sample: 1000 respondents. Survey method: CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing). Based on a random sample of mobile phone numbers. The margin of error of the study with the confidence interval of: does not exceed 3,1%.

Dates of the survey: November 22-23, 2023