Ukrainian refugee numbers in EU rise again, Eurostat says

The number of Ukrainian refugees in European Union countries has increased once again, data from Eurostat confirmed.

As of November 30, 2025, a total of 4.33 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine were holding temporary protection status across the EU. This represents an increase of 30,615 people compared with the end of October 2025.

Germany, Poland and Czechia continue to host the largest numbers of Ukrainian refugees. Germany has taken in 1.241 million people, accounting for 28.7 percent of the EU total, followed by Poland with 968,750 refugees (22.4 percent) and Czechia with 392,670 (9.1 percent).

Among the 26 EU member states included in the data, the number of Ukrainian refugees rose in 21 countries. The largest absolute increases were recorded in Germany (+11,040), Poland (+3,745) and Spain (+2,810). By contrast, France (–870) and Lithuania (–575) were among the countries that saw a decline.

When measured relative to population size, Czechia recorded the highest ratio of people granted temporary protection, with 36.0 beneficiaries per thousand inhabitants. Poland followed with 26.5 per thousand, and Slovakia with 25.7, while the EU-wide average stood at 9.6 per thousand inhabitants.

In November 2025, EU member states issued 53,735 new decisions granting temporary protection to Ukrainians. This marked a decline of 32.5 percent compared with September and 27.8 percent compared with October. Eurostat attributed the earlier surge to stabilization following a late-August decision by the Ukrainian government allowing men aged 18 to 22 to leave the country without restrictions.

By the end of November, Ukrainian citizens accounted for more than 98.4 percent of all individuals granted temporary protection in the EU. Adult women made up 43.6 percent of the total, minors 30.7 percent, and adult men slightly more than a quarter, at 25.7 percent.

The European Council decided on June 13, 2025 to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees from March 4, 2026 to March 4, 2027.

By Vafa Guliyeva