29
September
2023

The Russian aggression against Ukraine – Displaced children finding protection in the EU - Bulletin 3

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine posed new challenges for the EU. Millions were forced to flee the war. As a result of the scale of people’s displacement, the EU activated for the first time the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD). More than 1.3 million children sought international protection in the EU. This bulletin explores the respect, protection and fulfilment of the fundamental rights of displaced children and ways to safeguard their rights. The third in a series, this bulletin builds on the evidence in FRA’s Bulletin #1 and #2 on the experiences of displaced people seeking safety in the EU.

Table 1 presents an overview of data collected by Franet on the number of children who fled Ukraine registered in each Member State.

The starting point for collecting the data, or data reference point, are frequently different for each Member State, depending on the sources and reporting periods. Many of the totals are derived from additional contextual information or different sources. For example, some of the data sources are authorities responsible for education, while in others are border police or child protection authorities. These caveats should be considered when interpreting or comparing the data.

Table 1 – Overall number of children fleeing from Ukraine in the EU Member States, data collected by Franet, June 2023

 

Franet data

Date

Source

Public or not

AT

32,750

1 May 2023

Federal Ministry of the Interior

Not public

BE

22,409

30 April 2023

Federal Public Service for Home Affairs, Immigration Office

Public

BG

53,867

9 June 2023

State Agency for Child Protection

Not public

CY

4,761

30 April 2023

Ministry of the Interior, Asylum Service

Not public

CZ٭

91,000

1 April 2023

Ministry of Interior

Not public

DE

349,000

23 May 2023

German Central Register of Foreigners

Public

DK

13,096

30 June 2023

Statistics Denmark

Public

EE

28,837

30 April 2023

Police and Boarder Guard Board

Not public

EL

6,709

30 April 2023

Ministry of Migration and Asylum

Public

ES

56,341

22 March 2023

Information provided at public sessions of the Congress of Deputies, Committee on the Rights of Children and Adolescents

Public, but not accessible regularly updated source

FI

15,537

 

30 April 2023

Finnish Immigration Service

Not public

FR٭٭٭

20,795

30 April 2023

Ministry of National Education and Youth

 

HR٭٭

n/a

 

 

 

HU

14,940

30 April 2023

Ministry of Interior, National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing

Not public

IE

24,413

30 April 2023

Central Statistics Office, Department of Social Protection

Public

IT

49,459

30 April 2023

Italian Civil Protection Department

Public

LT

25,992

 

   31 May 2023

Lithuanian Migration information system

Public

LU

1,820

30 April 2023

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Directorate of immigration

Not public

LV

12,306

13 June 2023

Population Register

Not public

15,612

13 June 2023

Register of Information Necessary for Providing Support to Ukrainian Civilians

Not public

MT

578

30 April 2023

International Protection Agency

Not public

NL٭٭٭٭

20,400

7 May 2023

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

Public

PL٭٭

 

 

 

 

PT

14,256

30 April 2023

Immigration and Borders Service

Not public

RO

1,575,624

30 April 2023

General Inspectorate of Border Police

Not public

SE

375 asylum-seeking Ukrainian citizens

30 April 2023

Swedish Migration Agency

Public

17,067 registered for TP

Public

SI٭٭

 

 

 

 

SK

39,451 registered for TP

 

30 April 2023

Bureau of Border and Foreign Police

Not public

34,352 have valid tolerated stay

 

A table presents an overview of data collected by FRA’s multidisciplinary research network, Franet, on the number of children who fled Ukraine registered in each Member State. The data refers to information provided to FRA in June 2023.

Source: FRA, June 2023.

Note: For comprehensive information, please see Franet national reports.

٭ CZ - data are an estimate computed on the total of beneficiaries of temporary protection.

٭٭ HR, SI and PL - data on the overall number of children fleeing from Ukraine are not available.

٭٭٭ FR - data include the children enrolled in French schools since data on the overall number of children fleeing Ukraine are not available.

٭٭٭٭NL - data include children from 4 to 17 years old.