The number of Ukrainians with temporary protection in the EU has increased

The number of Ukrainian refugees who received temporary protection status in Europe increased to 4.155 million people, 98% with Ukrainian citizenship.

According to the latest Eurostat data, the largest number of Ukrainians living under protection live in Germany – 1,175,695 people, or 28% of the total. In Poland there are 960,550 Ukrainians (23%), in the Czech Republic – 365,085 (9%).

Compared to July 2023, indicate data, in August the number of Ukrainians who requested temporary protection status increased by 41,275 people (+1%). The largest increase in asylum seekers in August was in:

• Germany (+21,830; +1.9%);
• Czech Republic (+7545; +2.1%);
• The Netherlands (+2635; +1.7%).

In some countries, there is an outflow of Ukrainians. The number of people with temporary protection has decreased in three countries:

• Poland (-10530; -1.1%);
• Italy (-550; -0.3%);
• France (-420; -0.6%).

The largest number of Ukrainian refugees in relation to the local population (per 1000 inhabitants) remains in the following countries:

• Czech Republic (33.7);
• Estonia (26.2);
• Poland (26.1);
• Bulgaria (25.6);
• Lithuania (25.3).

In the European Union, this figure is on average 9.3 per thousand people.

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