ENSU-Belgium
As of 31 March 2026, 4.33 million nationals of non-EU countries who had fled Ukraine were granted temporary protection status in the EU. Compared with the end of February 2026, the total number of Ukrainian nationals benefiting from temporary protection fell by 68,980 (-1.6%).
The EU countries hosting the largest numbers of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine were Germany (1,274,955 people; 29.4% of the EU total), Poland (961,405; 22.2%) and the Czech Republic (379,820; 8.8%).
Among EU countries, the number of people benefiting from temporary protection increased in 14 countries and decreased in 13. The largest increases in absolute terms were observed in Germany (+7,480; +0.6%), Spain (+2,665; +1.0%) and Romania (+2,125; +1.0%). The largest decrease was recorded in Italy (-30,365; -47.4%), due to the simultaneous expiry of a large number of permits at the end of the month, linked to the annual permit renewal procedure. Next come the Czech Republic (-19,810; -5.0%) and Finland (-8,080; -10.2%).
In Belgium, there are approximately 95,000 refugees from Ukraine benefiting from temporary protection.
The ‘least welcoming’ countries are France and Italy. The number of people received there is less than 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.
As of 31 March 2026, Ukrainian citizens accounted for over 98.4% of those granted temporary protection in the EU. The remainder were citizens of other countries living in Ukraine. Adult women accounted for 43.3% of beneficiaries. Minors accounted for nearly a third (30.1%), whilst adult men accounted for just over a quarter (26.6%) of the total.
According to the UN, there are currently 5.76 million Ukrainian refugees worldwide, including over 5.2 million in Europe. To these figures must be added approximately 3.7 million Ukrainians displaced within their own country. These are people who have fled from areas occupied by Russia or from areas on the front line. In total, this represents around 9.5 million people who have had to leave their homes as a result of the Russian aggression.