Around 4.3 million Ukrainians who fled Ukraine due to the war are living under temporary protection in EU member states, according to official figures published today by Eurostat.
Germany hosts the largest number of beneficiaries, with “1,332,515 people or 31.3% of the total in the EU”. Poland comes next with “953,255 people or 22.4%” and then the Czech Republic with “356,405 people or 8.4%”.
Compared to April 2024, the largest increases in Ukrainians occurred in Germany, where 14,250 new beneficiaries were registered, in the Czech Republic 11,000 new beneficiaries and in Romania 3,715 new beneficiaries.
The Czech Republic had the highest number of beneficiaries per 1,000 peoplefollowed by Lithuania and Poland.
Ukrainian citizens accounted for more than “98% of beneficiaries,” with adult women accounting for almost half of them at 45.6%, children accounting for almost a third at 32.5%, and adult men at 21.9%.
Extension of the protection regime
These figures reflect the performance of the temporary protection status under Council Implementing Decision 2022/382, which was adopted on 4 March 2022, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which caused a mass exodus of citizens from Ukraine.
On 25 June 2024, the European Council agreed to extend the temporary protected status of these persons from March 4, 2025 to March 4, 2026.
Source: AMPE