Eurostat: number of Ukrainians with temporary protection in Poland fell by 150,000 in a year

According to Eurostat, Poland is the only large EU country where the number of Ukrainians with temporary protection is systematically falling. Over the year, their number dropped by 150,000: from 1.008 million to 859,000, or almost 15%.

In the last three months the number fell by more than 100,000: at the end of June, 961,000 Ukrainians held this status in Poland. Compared with September 2022, when there were 1.371 million, the decline exceeds half a million people.