Up until the end of August this year, data show that 49,699 foreigners have requested residence permits in Hungary with the intention to work, news portal Privátbankár reported.

Broken down by nationality, the data show that as many as 29,378 people, or 60% of the total, were Ukrainians.

Trailing far away in second place were Serbs, with 4,009 requests, followed by 2,261 Vietnamese, 1,938 Chinese, and 1,526 Indians.