615 new people were granted refuge in September in Latvia, up from 570 in August. In 2022 Latvia gave such protection to 38,135 persons and in 2023 the figure was 12,125 persons. So far this year the total is 4,460 persons.
Compared with the end of August 2024, the number of beneficiaries at the end of September increased by 33 710 across the EU (+0.8%).
The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine, were Germany (1 129 335 people; 26.9% of the EU total), Poland (979 835; 23.3%) and Czechia (378 480; 9.0%).
The number of persons under temporary protection relative to the EU population was 9.3 per thousand people at the end of September 2024. Among the EU countries, the highest ratios were observed in Czechia (34.7), ahead of Lithuania (28.1) and Poland (26.8).
Adult women represented 45.0% of beneficiaries of temporary protection. Children represented 32.3%, while the proportion of adult men was 22.7%.
215 840 new decisions providing temporary protection in the EU were made during the third quarter of 2024.
Compared with the second quarter of 2024, the number of new decisions during the third quarter of 2024 increased by 20 255 (+10.5%).
