Refugees and internally displaced persons

Detailed UNHCR statistics for the full period: Ukrainian refugees abroad, asylum-seekers, IDPs inside Ukraine, and related categories since 2014 (Crimea / Donbas) and after the full-scale invasion in 2022.

Figures are UNHCR end-year stocks for persons originating from Ukraine — not annual flows, but people counted in each category at year-end. Categories follow different methodologies (refugees, temporary protection / other, IDPs). Data is stored in the server database and refreshed by sync.

Key figures (UNHCR annual stock)

UNHCR

Refugees abroad5,224,131as of end of 2025

IDPs in Ukraine3,712,000as of end of 2025

Peak refugees5,960,362peak in 2023

Peak IDPs5,914,000peak in 2022

2026 — operational data

UNHCR mid-2026 · Eurostat

UNHCR 2026 annual stock is in the table below; operational estimates are shown for comparison.

Refugees globally (ops)5,700,000UNHCR · 30 June 2026

Refugees in Europe (ops)5,200,000UNHCR · 30 June 2026

IDPs (ops)3,900,000UNHCR · 30 June 2026

EU-27 temporary protection4,363,955Eurostat · 31 August 2026

Bars = IDPs; lines = refugees, other of concern, and asylum-seekers. Year marked * is a provisional 2026 estimate.

Yearly trend (2014–…)

Host countries (refugees)

Yearly breakdown

Full UNHCR series for people from Ukraine: before 2022 reflects the 2014 occupation; from 2022 — the full-scale war.

* 2026: refugees/IDPs — UNHCR mid-year operational estimate; “Other” — EU-27 temporary protection (Eurostat). Asylum-seekers are not aggregated for this provisional row.

Year	Refugees	Asylum-seekers	IDPs	Other (incl. temp. protection)
2014 · since 2014	237,617	15,085	823,000	5
2015 · since 2014	321,399	22,350	1,600,000	5
2016 · since 2014	239,062	34,638	1,800,000	5
2017 · since 2014	139,581	37,670	1,800,000	5
2018 · since 2014	93,248	31,965	1,500,002	0
2019 · since 2014	59,844	27,991	734,000	1,680,257
2020 · since 2014	35,156	21,426	734,000	1,620,005
2021 · since 2014	27,562	19,426	854,000	1,424,805
2022 · full-scale war	5,684,177	34,637	5,914,000	545,130
2023 · full-scale war	5,960,362	33,988	3,689,000	988,425
2024 · full-scale war	5,120,036	44,349	3,665,000	876,727
2025 · full-scale war	5,224,131	26,583	3,712,000	738,502
2026 · 2026 estimate (not end-year)	5,700,000	—	3,900,000	4,363,955*

EU temporary protection (Eurostat, 2026) · 31 August 2026

Beneficiaries of temporary protection (Ukrainian citizens) at month-end. Not identical to UNHCR “refugees”, but the freshest official 2026 series.

#	Country	Temporary protection	Share
1	Germany	1,259,155	28.9%
2	Poland	937,120	21.5%
3	Czechia	397,645	9.1%
4	Spain	268,650	6.2%
5	Romania	219,900	5.0%
6	Slovakia	148,970	3.4%
7	Netherlands	141,275	3.2%
8	Ireland	119,610	2.7%
9	Belgium	95,230	2.2%
10	Austria	90,860	2.1%
11	Norway	86,020	2.0%
12	Bulgaria	78,350	1.8%
13	Switzerland	72,410	1.7%
14	Finland	65,950	1.5%
15	Portugal	61,570	1.4%
16	Italy	56,220	1.3%
17	Denmark	52,480	1.2%
18	Lithuania	51,585	1.2%
19	Sweden	50,120	1.1%
20	France	45,185	1.0%
21	Hungary	45,075	1.0%
22	Greece	41,490	1.0%
23	Latvia	31,720	0.7%
24	Estonia	30,825	0.7%
25	Croatia	30,295	0.7%
26	Cyprus	26,640	0.6%
27	Slovenia	11,535	0.3%
28	Luxembourg	3,800	0.1%
29	Malta	2,695	0.1%
30	Liechtenstein	990	0.0%

Distribution by host country (2025)

Ukrainian refugees in each country of asylum (latest UNHCR published year).

#	Country	Refugees	Asylum-seekers	Share
1	Germany	1,173,192	1,716	22.5%
2	Poland	972,287	5,205	18.6%
3	Czechia	392,955	125	7.5%
4	United Kingdom	270,489	371	5.2%
5	Spain	251,276	955	4.8%
6	Romania	199,461	8	3.8%
7	Canada	172,945	1,363	3.3%
8	Moldova	148,852	143	2.8%
9	Slovakia	138,849	6	2.7%
10	Netherlands	131,899	330	2.5%
11	Ireland	118,319	406	2.3%
12	Austria	91,865	57	1.8%
13	Belgium	91,773	713	1.8%
14	Norway	83,790	810	1.6%
15	Bulgaria	82,455	5	1.6%
16	Finland	77,439	126	1.5%
17	France	75,695	3,765	1.4%
18	Switzerland	70,714	18	1.4%
19	Hungary	64,841	0	1.2%
20	Italy	64,721	2,096	1.2%
21	Portugal	59,343	490	1.1%
22	Lithuania	51,321	5	1.0%
23	Sweden	49,216	135	0.9%
24	Denmark	48,216	613	0.9%
25	Estonia	40,809	245	0.8%
26	Belarus	40,561	1,460	0.8%
27	Greece	38,426	71	0.7%
28	Latvia	31,003	0	0.6%
29	Croatia	28,317	15	0.5%
30	Georgia	25,908	88	0.5%
31	Cyprus	24,986	35	0.5%
32	North Macedonia	20,741	0	0.4%
33	Serbia and Kosovo: S/RES/1244 (1999)	16,142	0	0.3%
34	Montenegro	12,186	5	0.2%
35	Slovenia	11,368	133	0.2%
36	Russian Federation	5,488	249	0.1%
37	Azerbaijan	4,893	150	0.1%
38	Armenia	4,790	40	0.1%
39	Iceland	4,664	55	0.1%
40	Albania	4,571	0	0.1%
41	Australia	4,181	1,292	0.1%
42	Kazakhstan	4,145	95	0.1%
43	Luxembourg	3,856	73	0.1%
44	United States	3,302	1,973	0.1%
45	Türkiye	2,645	0	0.1%
46	Malta	2,493	70	0.0%
47	Japan	2,346	0	0.0%
48	Brazil	1,639	30	0.0%
49	Kyrgyzstan	915	31	0.0%
50	Liechtenstein	875	0	0.0%
51	Bosnia and Herzegovina	324	5	0.0%
52	Argentina	121	41	0.0%
53	Ecuador	119	9	0.0%
54	Mexico	91	59	0.0%
55	Chile	82	23	0.0%
56	Israel	40	436	0.0%
57	Costa Rica	38	11	0.0%
58	Peru	31	111	0.0%
59	Rep. of Korea	23	37	0.0%
60	Panama	21	10	0.0%
61	Uruguay	20	5	0.0%
62	New Zealand	17	5	0.0%
63	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	12	0	0.0%
64	Paraguay	10	11	0.0%
65	Colombia	9	18	0.0%
66	Dominican Rep.	5	29	0.0%
67	Guatemala	5	0	0.0%
68	India	0	98	0.0%
69	Lebanon	0	18	0.0%
70	China	0	17	0.0%
71	Philippines	0	15	0.0%
72	United Rep. of Tanzania	0	12	0.0%
73	Egypt	0	10	0.0%
74	Nepal	0	9	0.0%
75	Iraq	0	7	0.0%
76	Kenya	0	6	0.0%
77	Benin	0	5	0.0%
78	Morocco	0	5	0.0%

Source: UNHCR · Eurostat (migr_asytpsm) · full-scale period 2022–2026 · series also includes 2014–2021

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