As of 31 December 2024, almost 4.3 million Ukrainian citizens had been granted temporary protection status in the European Union. According to Eurostat, Germany (1,161,450 people; 27.3% of the total number in the EU), Poland (991,630; 23.3%) and the Czech Republic (388,625; 9.1%) received the most Ukrainians.
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Compared to the end of November 2024, the total number of persons under temporary protection in the EU increased by 25,590 (+0.6%). The largest absolute increases were recorded in Germany (+8,830; +0.8%), Poland (+3,705; +0.4%) and the Czech Republic (+3,435; +0.9%). The number of persons under temporary protection decreased only in Denmark (-1,995; -5.1%), Italy (-1,310; -0.8%) and France (-595; -1.0%).
In relation to the population of each EU country, the highest rates of temporary protection beneficiaries per thousand people were recorded in the Czech Republic (35.7), Poland (27.1) and Estonia (26.4).
Temporary protection status grants Ukrainian refugees the right to reside, access to the labour market, medical services and education in the EU. This mechanism was activated by the European Union in March 2022 in response to the massive influx of refugees from Ukraine after the start of Russian aggression.
According to Eurostat, the total number of Ukrainian refugees in the EU continues to grow, which indicates the duration and scale of the humanitarian crisis.
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