The number of Ukrainian refugees in EU countries is growing

This was reported by the press service of Eurostat, Ukrinform reported.

As of 30 November 2025, the number of citizens who left Ukraine after the outbreak of full-scale war and received temporary protection status in the EU totalled 4.33 million people. Compared to the end of October 2025, this figure has increased by 30,615.

The EU countries that received the largest number of Ukrainians were:

• Germany - 1.241 million people; 28.7 per cent of the EU total,
• Poland - 968 thousand 750, which is 22.4 per cent;
• Czech Republic (392 thousand 670 or 9.1 per cent.

Among the EU countries, an increase in the number of Ukrainian refugees was recorded in 21 countries, with the largest absolute increase in Germany (+11,040), Poland (+3,745) and Spain (+2,810). Among the EU countries where a decrease in the number of Ukrainian refugees was registered are France (-870) and Lithuania (-575).

The highest ratio of persons granted temporary protection per thousand population was recorded in the Czech Republic (36.0), Poland (26.5) and Slovakia (25.7), while the corresponding EU average was 9.6 per thousand population.

In November, the number of new decisions on granting temporary protection to Ukrainians in the EU was 53,735, which is 32.5% and 27.8% less compared to September and October, respectively. Eurostat attributes this to stabilisation following the Ukrainian government's adoption of a regulation at the end of August, which grants men aged 18 to 22 the right to leave Ukraine without restrictions.

At the end of November 2025, Ukrainian nationals accounted for more than 98.4% of all persons granted temporary protection in the EU: adult women - 43.6%, minors - 30.7%, adult men - just over a quarter (25.7%) of the total.

The European Council decided to extend temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine until 4 March 2027.