As of the end of August 2026, nearly 4.5 million people were under temporary protection in the European Union, mostly citizens of Ukraine. At the same time, the number of Ukrainians with such status in Poland decreased over the year, while it increased in Germany and the Czech Republic. Earlier, Eurostat also recorded a decrease in the number of Ukrainians in Poland. New data is reported by InPoland.
Where the number of Ukrainians with temporary protection increased, and where it decreased
In July, the number of people with temporary protection in the EU increased by slightly more than 3,000. Compared to August 2025, the most significant reduction was recorded in Poland: the number of Ukrainians with such status decreased by more than 13,500.
A decrease was also recorded in Finland and France. Meanwhile, the most significant growth over the year was in the following countries:
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Germany — over 4,000 people;
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Romania — almost 3,500;
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Czech Republic — over 3,000.
These figures show the change in the number of people with active temporary protection status, but they do not confirm that all of them moved from one country to another. Earlier, Eurostat reported that over 4.3 million Ukrainians received protection in the EU.
In which EU countries there are the most Ukrainians per thousand residents
In terms of people with temporary protection per thousand local residents, the Czech Republic leads. Next are Slovakia and Cyprus, while the average figure for the European Union is 9.8.
Ranking of countries by this indicator:
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Czech Republic — 36.5 people per thousand residents;
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Slovakia — 27.7;
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Cyprus — 27;
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average in the EU — 9.8.
In August 2025, Poland ranked second in the number of Ukrainians per thousand residents, while Estonia ranked third. The Czech Republic remained the leader.
Overall, Ukrainians make up more than 98.5% of all people with temporary protection in the European Union. Among them, 43.6% are adult women, 29.1% are children and teenagers, and 27.3% are adult men. The largest number of Ukrainians with such status live in Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. New data on the decrease in the number of Ukrainians in Poland do not automatically mean that all of them moved to other EU countries.