Poland Granted the Highest Number of Temporary Protection Statuses to Ukrainians in May

According to Eurostat, a total of 96,085 Ukrainians were granted temporary protection status in Poland. Poland was followed by Romania and Bulgaria, with 20,435 and 19,860 granted protection statuses, respectively, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.

 “The presented data refer to the grants of temporary protection based on the Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 of March 4, 2022, establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine due to Russia’s invasion and having the effect of introducing temporary protection,” the statement of Eurostat reads.

In May 2022, the number of citizens of Ukraine receiving temporary protection increased in four Member States. The largest increases were recorded in Romania and Denmark. Romania granted 9,575, and Denmark granted 1,040 more temporary protection compared with April 2022. These two countries were followed by Bulgaria (-41,610) and France (-14,535).

Eurostat emphasises that compared with the population of each EU Member State, the highest ratio of Ukrainian citizens granted temporary protection in May was registered in Lithuania, Cyprus, and Bulgaria.

Lithuania granted 6.1 temporary protection statuses per thousand inhabitants, Cyprus granted 3.5, and Bulgaria granted 2.9 temporary protection statuses in May 2022.

Of the total number of people seeking protection in the EU Member States, less than half were children.

“The largest number of Ukrainian children (persons under 18 years old) granted temporary protection was recorded in Poland (30 170 children or 31 per cent of Ukrainians granted protection in Poland in May), followed by Romania (8 235, or 40 per cent) and Bulgaria (7 175, or 36 per cent),” Eurostat explains.

Additionally, the same reveals that in the Member States for which data are available, the majority of Ukrainian citizens granted temporary protection were females, including girls. The largest number of females who received temporary protection in May 2022 was reported by Poland (67,465, or 70 per cent of the Ukrainians granted protection in May), Romania (13,785, or 67 per cent), and Bulgaria (13,475, or 68 per cent).

Among males that were granted temporary protection in the Member States in May 2022, at least a third were boys aged under 18.

According to available data, as of May 31, 2022, Poland has granted the largest number of temporary protection statuses (1,142,375). The country is followed by Bulgaria (111,895) and Slovakia (76,510).