There are 4.2 million Ukrainians in the EU under the protection of temporary status: Eurostat
As of 30 September, about 4.2 million Ukrainians who fled the country due to Russia’s full-scale invasion had temporary protection status in the EU. This was reported by Eurostat.
Germany (1,129,335 people; 26.9% of the total), Poland (979,835 people; 23.3%) and the Czech Republic (378,480 people; 9%) accepted the largest number of Ukrainians with this status.
Compared to the end of August 2024, the number of recipients of temporary protection increased the most in Germany (+7,005 people; +0.6%), Poland (+4,645 people; +0.5%) and Spain (+3,170 people; +1.5%). At the same time, France and Italy saw a slight decline: -570 people (-0.9%) and -10 people respectively.
As of 30 September, Ukrainian nationals accounted for over 98.3% of temporary protection beneficiaries in the EU. Almost half of them were adult women (45 per cent), children accounted for about a third (32.3 per cent) and adult men for 22.7 per cent.
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As a reminder, after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the EU activated the Temporary Protection Directive, which allows Ukrainians to stay legally in the EU and enjoy basic social services such as healthcare, education and employment. In June, the EU Council decided to extend temporary protection until 4 March 2026 for Ukrainian citizens.
