As of November 30, 2024, more than 4.2 million people who fled Ukraine as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion have temporary protection status in the EU. Eurostat released this data on January 15.
Among the EU countries, Germany (1,152,620; 27.2% of the total), Poland (987,925; 23.2%), and the Czech Republic (385,190; 9.1%) received the most recipients of temporary protection status from Ukraine.
Compared to the end of October 2024, the total number of persons with temporary protection in the EU at the end of November increased by 36,010 (+0.9%). The most significant absolute increase in the number of temporary protection recipients was observed in Germany (+11,915; +1%), the Czech Republic (+5,820; +1.5%), and Poland (+4,045; +0.4%). At the same time, a decrease in their number was recorded in Italy (-1,270; -0.8%), France (-695; -1.2%), and Luxembourg (-15; -0.4%).
As of November 30, more than 98.3% of temporary protection recipients in the EU were Ukrainian citizens. Almost half of the recipients were adult women (44.9%), children comprised nearly a third (32%), and adult men 23.1%.
