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 Migrants from Ukraine

SAM-Ukraine

The Survey of Asylum-related Migrants (SAM) is a multi-country tool designed to collect testimonies directly from people seeking international protection across the EU+. Based on the premise that digital literacy is increasingly prevalent, the project uses online, self-administered surveys that can be completed on smartphones and offers the possibility to survey large numbers of migrants at the same time. The primary objective of SAM is to establish a permanent system of collecting standardised, reliable and comparable data on relevant topics, such as push and pull factors, travel histories and migrants’ future aspirations. Understanding these topics both facilitates general preparedness to deal with a high number of arrivals but also helps to better inform policymakers.

On 11 April 2022, the EUAA launched the Survey of Arriving Migrants for Displaced People from Ukraine, with the support of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The questionnaire was updated in February 2023 to include additional topics. Demographics of the responses since February 2023, as of 30 September 2025, are shown in the chart but for more detailed information read the latest EUAA Movements and Returns report and the Voices report, drafted in collaboration with OECD and Gradus Research based in Ukraine.

The survey is ongoing and accessible in Ukrainian, Russian and English at:

https://tellusyourstorysurvey.eu/.

A new EUAA Report analyses the situation in Ukraine, displacement to the EU+ as well as drivers of migration and an outlook for the coming months. The multi-source report draws on EUAA data on the asylum situation, Eurostat data on temporary protection, EUAA surveys of persons displaced from Ukraine, a Gradus Research Company survey with Ukrainians in Ukraine, interview with an expert, and open-source information. Read the full report here: Situation in Ukraine and Displacement to the EU+: Trends, Drivers and Future Prospects.

Demographic breakdown of survey respondents as of end of September 2025

Infographic with research results

Temporary Protection

In addition to asylum applications, at the end of September 2025, approximately 4.5 million individuals were benefiting from temporary protection in the EU+. This figure has remained relatively stable since early 2023 but continues to significantly contribute to the overall number of people in the EU+ with protection needs. However, the number of decisions granting temporary protection in September 2025 surged to a number not seen in two years, with the increase mainly reflected in Poland and Czechia.

Temporary protection is granted under the 2001 Temporary Protection Directive, which was activated for the first time in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, enabling the rapid and effective provision of assistance to those displaced to the EU+. For further details, refer to the EUAA report on the Application of the Temporary Protection Directive.

At the end of September 2025, half of all beneficiaries of temporary protection were in Germany (1.2 million) and Poland (1 million, based on Eurostat data). To provide comparative context alongside asylum application inflows, the chart illustrates the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection per capita across EU+ countries.

For instance, Czechia hosted approximately 389,000 beneficiaries, equating to 36,000 per million inhabitants, or 1 beneficiary for every 28 residents. Meanwhile, Slovakia and Cyprus were hosting very different numbers of beneficiaries (136,000 and 25,000, respectively) yet exhibited the same per capita distributions, with each hosting 1 beneficiary for every 40 residents.

The Council of the EU has extended temporary protection for people fleeing Russia's aggression against Ukraine until 4 March 2027. Read more here.