The European Union is providing temporary protection to 4.41 million Ukrainians

"As of June 30, 2026, a total of 4.41 million citizens of non-EU countries who had fled Ukraine were under temporary protection in the EU. Compared with the end of May 2026, the number of refugees from Ukraine under temporary protection increased by 24,380 people (+0.6%)", - Eurostat said in a statement on August 11.

The EU countries hosting the largest numbers of people from Ukraine benefiting from temporary protection were Germany (1,286,230 people; 29.2% of the total in the EU), Poland (961,170; 21.8%) and the Czech Republic (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 three largest absolute increases recorded in Italy (+4,115; +8.8%), the Czech Republic (+3,835; +1.0%) and Germany (+2,960; +0.2%). The three countries where a decrease was recorded were Poland (-6,335; -0.7%), Belgium (-35; -0.04%) and Ireland (-15; -0.01%). The highest numbers of people benefiting from temporary protection per thousand inhabitants were recorded in the Czech Republic (35.8), Slovakia (27.2) and Cyprus (26.8), compared with the EU rate of 9.8.

As of June 30, 2026, Ukrainian citizens accounted for more than 98.5% of people benefiting from temporary protection in the EU. Adult women accounted for 43.4% of the total, adult men for 27%, while minors made up almost one-third (29.6%) of all people benefiting from temporary protection.