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Migrants from Ukraine
Survey with Asylum-related Migrants (SAM)
Survey with Asylum-related Migrants (SAM)
The Survey with Asylum-related Migrants (SAM) collects testimonies directly from people seeking international protection across the EU+. Online, self-administered surveys can be completed on smartphones and by large numbers of migrants at the same time. The objective of SAM is to collect data on push and pull factors, travel histories, and migrants’ future aspirations. The results facilitate general preparedness to deal with a high number of arrivals and inform operational partners about the needs and expectations of migrants.
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). Demographics of the responses since February 2023, as of 10 December 2025, are shown In Figure 12 but for more detailed information read the EUAA Movements and Returns report and the Voices report, drafted in collaboration with OECD and Gradus Research based in Kyiv.
In September 2025 the EUAA published an hoc Report on the situation in Ukraine, displacement to the EU+ as well as drivers of migration. 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.
The survey is accessible in Ukrainian, Russian and English at: https://tellusyourstorysurvey.eu/.
Demographic breakdown of survey respondents
Temporary Protection per capita
Temporary Protection per capita
In addition to asylum applications, at the end of 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. 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 2025, nearly half of all beneficiaries of temporary protection were in Germany (1.2 million) and Poland (1 million) according to Eurostat data. To place these figures in comparative context, Figure 13 illustrates the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection per capita across EU+ countries, highlighting substantial variation once population size is taken into account.
For instance, at the end of 2025 Czechia continued to host the most beneficiaries per capita equating to 36,000 per million inhabitants, equivalent to one beneficiary for every 28 residents. Available analyses suggest that many displaced Ukrainians in Czechia entered employment relatively quickly and achieved a comparatively high level of integration, reflecting the presence of a well-established Ukrainian diaspora and prior exposure to the Czech language. Indeed, more than 200,000 Ukrainian nationals were residing in Czechia immediately prior to the full-scale Russian invasion. Poland and Slovakia hosted markedly different absolute numbers of beneficiaries (approximately 966,000 and 139,000, respectively), yet due to their different population sizes exhibited similar per-capita levels of temporary protection, with each hosting nearly one beneficiary for every 40 residents. Key pull factors towards these countries include geographic proximity to Ukraine, established diaspora communities, and linguistic and cultural proximity, notably similar Slavic languages.
At the other end of the scale, France and Italy hosted relatively small numbers of beneficiaries in per-capita terms, with around 750 beneficiaries per million inhabitants, corresponding to approximately one beneficiary for every 1,300 residents in France and one for every 970 residents in Italy.
The Council of the EU has extended temporary protection for people fleeing Russia's aggression against Ukraine until 4 March 2027. Read more here.