site.bta4.8 Mln Ukrainians Have Temporary Protection Status in EU Countries in May 2025, Their Number Dropped the Most in Bulgaria

As of May 31, 2025, 4.28 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a result of Russia's war against Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU, Eurostat reported on Friday. 

The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine were Germany (1 192 840 people; 27.9% of the EU total), Poland (986 845; 23.1%) and Czechia (373 675; 8.7%).

Compared with the end of April 2025, at the end of May, the total number of people from Ukraine under temporary protection in the EU increased by 10 825 (+0.3%). The number of persons under temporary protection increased in 23 EU countries, with the 3 largest absolute increases observed in Germany (+3 485; +0.3%), Czechia (+3 075; +0.8%) and Spain (+2 110; +0.9%).  The 3 largest decreases were recorded in Bulgaria (-9 270; -12.5%), France (-445; -0.8%) and Slovakia (-155; -0.1%).