The European Commission publishes monthly statistics on how many Ukrainians and other eligible persons hold temporary protection status across the European Union. The dataset documents the operation of Council Implementing Decision 2022/382, which the Council adopted on 4 March 2022, twelve days after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

What the Temporary Protection Directive provides

Directive 2001/55/EC had sat largely dormant for two decades. It allows the EU to grant immediate, harmonised protection across all 27 member states in cases of mass influx without requiring individual asylum applications.

Once the Council triggered the directive, beneficiaries gained a defined set of rights wherever they registered:

• A residence permit valid in the issuing member state
• Access to employment and self-employment
• Social welfare on the same footing as host-country nationals
• Medical care, including mental health services
• School enrolment for children

The Commission set the initial period at one year, from 4 March 2022. In February 2023, the Council extended protection to 4 March 2024. A further decision in 2024 prolonged it through 4 March 2026.

Who qualifies under the framework

Article 2 of Decision 2022/382 defines three groups automatically eligible for temporary protection:

• Ukrainian nationals residing in Ukraine before 24 February 2022
• Stateless persons and third-country nationals who held valid permanent residence in Ukraine before that date and cannot return safely to their country of origin
• Family members of either of the above categories, where the family existed before the invasion

Children born after 24 February 2022 to covered individuals also fall within the scope, as do persons who left Ukraine shortly before the invasion for reasons connected with the conflict.

Member states may extend protection to additional categories under national law, but the EU framework sets the baseline.

Where beneficiaries are registered

Poland, Germany, and Czechia have consistently recorded the largest shares of beneficiaries since the directive's activation. Romania, Slovakia, Italy, Spain, and Ireland round out the principal host countries.

The Commission's monthly dataset records first country of registration, the date protection was granted, demographic breakdowns by age and sex, and exits to third countries. National asylum and migration agencies submit the underlying counts under the directive's reporting requirements.

The figures see regular monthly revisions as member states update their registers.

Why monthly reporting matters

The Temporary Protection Directive requires the Commission to monitor implementation and report to the Council and the European Parliament on a rolling basis. The monthly figures let policymakers gauge pressure on housing, schooling, healthcare, and labour-market integration systems.

The data also flag beneficiaries' transitions into national long-term residence permits. Several member states have begun moving long-term recipients out of the temporary framework and into ordinary residence permits, including on work or study grounds.

Where to find the figures

The data sits on the European Commission's migration and home affairs statistics page, refreshed each month alongside the regular asylum and migration reporting. Eurostat and DG HOME publish parallel datasets on resettlement, asylum decisions, and returns. National authorities provide the input figures.