As of the end of April, the number of people granted temporary protection status in EU countries after fleeing Ukraine due to Russia’s full-scale invasion exceeded 4.37 million.
The figures were published by Eurostat on June 10.
Compared with the end of March, the total number of people from Ukraine under temporary protection in the European Union increased by 42,990 (+1.0%), reaching 4,372,960.
Among EU member states, the largest numbers of temporary protection beneficiaries from Ukraine were hosted by Germany (1,279,660 people, or 29.3% of the total), Poland (971,255, or 22.2%), and the Czech Republic (384,435, or 8.8%).
The number of people under temporary protection increased in 24 EU countries and decreased in three. The largest absolute increases were recorded in Poland (+9,850; +1.0%), Italy (+7,020; +20.8%), and Germany (+4,705; +0.4%). The largest declines were registered in France (-440; -0.9%) and Ireland (-125; -0.1%).
As of April 30, more than 98.5% of temporary protection beneficiaries in the EU were Ukrainian citizens. Adult women accounted for 43.4% of the total, adult men for 26.7%, and minors for nearly one-third (29.9%).
