EU Temporary Protection For Ukrainians Rises To 4.38 Mln In January

ISTANBUL, March 10 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The number of non-EU citizens fleeing Ukraine who held temporary protection status in the EU reached 4.38 million at the end of January 2026, Eurostat reported on Tuesday.

Anadolu Ajansi reported the total figure increased by 23,110 people, or 0.5 per cent, compared to December 2025.

Germany hosted the largest number of beneficiaries with 1.26 million people, accounting for 28.8 per cent of the EU total; Poland followed with 965,990 people (22.1 per cent) and Czechia with 397,185 (9.1 per cent).

The highest ratios of protection beneficiaries per thousand residents were found in Czechia (36.4), Poland (26.5), and Slovakia (25.8). The EU average stood at 9.7 per thousand people.

Ukrainian citizens made up 98.4 per cent of the total beneficiaries in the EU. Adult women represented 43.5 per cent of the group, while minors accounted for 30.3 per cent and adult men comprised 26.1 per cent.

-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU