1,260 more Ukrainians found refuge in Latvia in November

Latvia granted 1,260 during the same period, the lowest figure since Russia launched its barbaric attack in February.

Compared with October 2022, the number of Ukrainians receiving temporary protection fell in 20 of the 26 EU Member States with available data. The largest decreases were observed in Poland (-14 150 compared with October 2022), followed by Bulgaria (-4 420), Ireland (-2 005) and Germany (-1 210). Meanwhile, the most significant increases were recorded in France (+5 505), Romania (+2 320).

On 30 November 2022, and among the EU countries for which data are available, Poland reported the highest number of Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection with a total of 939 865, followed by Germany (901 930 Ukrainian beneficiaries), Spain (153 760) and Bulgaria (144 315). Compared with October, this month saw a decrease in Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection in Poland due to the deregistration of their temporary protection statuses.

In Latvia around 36,760 Ukrainians have so far been granted protection since the start of the war.

In the EU Member States for which data are available, the majority of Ukrainians granted temporary protection were females, including girls. The largest numbers of females who received temporary protection were reported by Poland (25 895, representing 64% of Ukrainians granted protection in Poland in November), Germany (20 855, 57%), Romania (6 030, 56%),  France (6 015, 68%) and Italy (5 270, 69%).

The largest numbers of males (including boys) who received temporary protection were reported by Germany (15 475, representing 43% of Ukrainians granted protection in Germany in November), Poland (14 480, 36%) Romania (4 720, 44%), France (2 820, 32%) and Spain (2 350, 46%).