On 30 June 2026, a total of 4.41 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU. Compared with the end of May 2026, the number of people from Ukraine under temporary protection increased by 24,380 (+0.6%).
The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine were Germany (1,286,230 people; 29.2% of the EU total), Poland (961,170; 21.8%) and Czechia (390,810; 8.9%).
Compared with the end of May 2026, the number of people under temporary protection increased in 24 of the 27 EU countries, with the 3 largest absolute increases observed in Italy (+4 115; +8.8%), Czechia (+3 835; +1.0%) and Germany (+2 960; +0.2%). The 3 countries that registered decreases were Poland (-6 335; -0.7%), Belgium (-35; -0.04%) and Ireland (-15; -0.01%).
Source datasets: migr_asytpsm and migr_asytpspop
The highest ratios of temporary protection beneficiaries per thousand people were observed in Czechia at 35.8, Slovakia (27.2) and Cyprus (26.8), compared with 9.8 at EU level.
On 30 June 2026, Ukrainian citizens represented over 98.5% of the beneficiaries of temporary protection in the EU. Adult women made up 43.4% of the total, adult men 27%, and minors almost one-third (29.6%) of all beneficiaries.
The data presented in this article refer to the attribution of temporary protection status based on the Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 of 4 March 2022, which recognises the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine due to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, and introduces temporary protection.
On 13 June 2025, the European Council adopted the decision to extend the temporary protection for these people from 4 March 2026 to 4 March 2027.
For more information
- Statistics Explained on temporary protection for persons fleeing Ukraine
- Thematic section on the impact of the war in Ukraine
- Thematic section on migration and asylum
- Database on asylum statistics
- Migration and asylum in Europe – 2025 edition
Methodological notes
- The breakdown of beneficiaries by age and sex is calculated based on available data and excludes cases with unknown values.
- Temporary protection applies in situations of a mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced people from non-EU countries who cannot return to their country of origin. They are granted immediate and temporary protection, particularly when there is a risk that the asylum system cannot handle the inflow efficiently, in the interests of both these people and others requesting protection.
- The way countries deregister people under temporary protection varies, and if not done continuously, can lead to large month-to-month decreases in the number of registered beneficiaries.
- Where relevant, data might not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Country notes
- France: data generally exclude minors.
- Iceland: data for June 2026 are not available.
- The number of persons under temporary protection at the end of the month in Spain, Greece, Ireland and Cyprus includes some persons whose temporary protection status was no longer valid.
