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In December 2022, among the EU members for which data are available, Poland granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians fleeing Ukraine (31 860) as a consequence of Russia’s invasion. Poland was followed by Germany (25 110), Romania (11 260) and France (6 070).

Compared with November 2022, the number of decisions giving temporary protection to Ukrainians in December fell in 21 of the 26 EU members with available data. The largest decreases were observed in Germany (-11 275 compared with November 2022), followed by Poland (-8 510), Italy (-4 675) and France (-2 765). Meanwhile, the most significant increases were recorded in Denmark (+640), Romania (+515) and Ireland (+440).

On 31 December 2022, and among the EU countries for which data are available, Poland reported the highest number of Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection with a total of 956 760, followed by Germany (936 375 Ukrainian beneficiaries) and Czechia (431 310).

Data presented in this article refer to the grants of temporary protection based on the Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 of 4 March 2022, establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine due to Russia’s invasion, and having the effect of introducing temporary protection.
 

GIF of maps: Ukranians granted temporary protection in the EU from March till December 2022, in absolute values and by ratio per 1000 people

Source datasets: migr_asytpfm and demo_gind

 

Compared with the population of each EU member, the highest ratios of Ukrainian citizens granted temporary protection per thousand inhabitants in December 2022 were recorded in Ireland (0.9 granted temporary protection per thousand inhabitants), Estonia (also 0.9) and Poland (0.8). 

Children represented a significant proportion of Ukrainians seeking protection in Poland, Germany and Romania 

In December 2022, among the countries for which data are available, Poland granted the highest number of temporary protections for Ukrainian children (people under 18 years old) with a total of 8 175 (representing 26% of Ukrainians granted protection in Poland in December 2022), followed by Germany (7 240, 29%) and Romania (3 825, 34%).

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Methodological notes:

  • Some data are unavailable. This is because the monthly data collection is carried out on a voluntary basis, so the completeness of the data may vary:
    • Czechia: data on decisions granting temporary protection to Ukrainians are available only for March 2022; monthly data on beneficiaries at the end of the month are available for all reference periods.
    • Germany: data on decisions granting temporary protection to Ukrainians are not available for March-July 2022.
    • Czechia, Ireland, France and Hungary: data on temporary protection for Ukrainian children (people under 18 years old) are not available. 
  • Temporary protection is a procedure provided only in the event of a mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons from third countries who are unable to return to their country of origin. These people are granted immediate and temporary protection, in particular if there is also a risk that the asylum system will be unable to process the influx without adverse effects for its efficient operation, in the interests of the persons concerned and other persons requesting protection.
  • Data presented in this article refer to the grants of temporary protection and not to the registrations for temporary protection, which may precede the process of granting the status. Therefore, the data may not present all persons fleeing Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and who have registered but not yet formally received temporary protection.

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