The number of Ukrainians holding temporary protection status in the European Union reached 4.41 million people as of June 30, 2026, Eurostat reported on Tuesday, May 11. The figure represents an increase of 24,380 people, or 0.6 percent, compared to May.
Germany hosted the largest number of recipients with 1,286,230 people, accounting for 29.2 percent of the European Union total. Poland followed with 961,170 people, or 21.8 percent, while the Czech Republic took in 390,810 people, representing 8.9 percent.
Compared to the end of May 2026, protection numbers rose in 24 of the 27 member states. Italy registered the largest absolute growth with an increase of 4,115 people, or 8.8 percent. The Czech Republic added 3,835 people, an increase of 1.0 percent, and Germany grew by 2,960 people, or 0.2 percent.
Conversely, three countries saw declines in their recipient totals. Protection numbers fell by 6,335 people in Poland, a drop of 0.7 percent. Belgium recorded a decrease of 35 people, or 0.04 percent, while Ireland dropped by 15 people, or 0.01 percent.
Distribution and population rates
The highest rates of temporary protection recipients per thousand residents were recorded in the Czech Republic at 35.8, Slovakia at 27.2, and Cyprus at 26.8. Across the European Union, the average rate stood at 9.8 people per thousand population.
As of June 30, Ukrainian citizens accounted for more than 98.5 percent of all protection recipients in the bloc. Adult women represented 43.4 percent of the total, adult men made up 27 percent, and minors accounted for 29.6 percent, comprising almost one third of all recipients.
Protection extensions and legal basis
The statistics cover status granted under European Union Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 of March 4, 2022. That decision established the mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine resulting from Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and introduced the protection rules.
In June 2025, the European Council extended protection for these individuals until March 4, 2027. Earlier figures showed that 4.35 million displaced Ukrainians held protection status as of December 31, 2025, which was up by 24,675 people, or 0.6 percent, from November 2025.
On August 4, 2026, the Council of the European Union officially extended temporary protection for Ukrainian citizens for another year, moving the expiration date to March 4, 2028.
