4.4 million Ukrainians under temporary protection in EU states

Brussels – As of 28 February 2026, a total of 4.40 million non-EU citizens who had fled Ukraine had been granted temporary protection status in the EU. Compared with the end of January 2026, the total number of people from Ukraine under temporary protection had increased by 22,415 (+0.5 percent).

According to Eurostat data, the EU countries hosting the largest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine were Germany (1,267,475 people; 28.8 percent of the EU total), Poland (966,595; 22.0 percent), and the Czech Republic (399,630; 9.1 percent). Italy hosted 64,085, just under 1.5 percent.

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4.4 million Ukrainians under temporary protection in European states

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