Ukraine – EU
(LUXEMBOURG) – Nearly 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a consequence of Russia’s illegal invasion on in February 2022, had temporary protection status in EU countries in November last year.
According to figures released by the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat, the main EU countries hosting beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine were Germany (1 235 960 people; 28.9% of total EU), Poland (955 110; 22.3%) and Czechia (369 330; 8.6%).
Compared with the end of October 2023, the largest absolute increases in the number of beneficiaries were observed in Germany (+20 595; +1.7%), Czechia (+4 880; +1.3%), and Norway (+4 180; +6.9%).
Among all EU countries, the number of beneficiaries decreased slightly in four countries, namely Poland (-5 510 people; -0.6%), Italy (-160 people; -0.1%), France (-125 people; -0.2%), and Luxembourg (-15 people; -0.4%).
Data presented in this article refer to the attribution of temporary protection status based on the Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 of 4 March 2022, establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine due to Russias war of aggression against Ukraine, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection. On 28 September 2023, the European Council agreed to extend the temporary protection for people fleeing from Russias war of aggression against Ukraine from 4 March 2024 to 4 March 2025.
On 30 November 2023, Ukrainian citizens represented over 98% of the beneficiaries of temporary protection. Adult women made up almost half (46.3%) of temporary protection beneficiaries in the EU. Children accounted for almost one-third (33.3%), while adult men comprised slightly more than a fifth (20.4%) of the total.
Statistics Explained on temporary protection for persons fleeing Ukraine
