Eurostat: 4240 Moroccans benefit from Temporary Protection in the EU

Recent figures from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), revealed that nearly 4.3 million people in the union received Temporary Protection as of the end of December 2023, including 4,240 Moroccan residents.

The same source mentioned that Moroccans arriving in Germany topped the list of beneficiaries, with 2,075 individuals, followed by those heading to Portugal, which had 935 Moroccan citizens by the end of 2023.

985 Moroccans benefited from this provision in the Netherlands, followed by 195 in Spain and 40 in Italy.

Temporary Protection was also granted to 25 Moroccans in Belgium, 15 in Finland, and 10 each in Poland and Austria.

Similarly, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Romania, Sweden, and Norway all had 5 temporarily protected individuals.

Regarding non-EU citizens benefiting from Temporary Protection in EU countries, Ukrainians dominated the list, accounting for over 98% of beneficiaries.

Germany alone welcomed 29% of all temporarily protected individuals, followed by Poland and the Czech Republic.

Eurostat also reported a 1.2% increase in the number of Temporary Protection recipients in Germany and Spain, while the number declined marginally in three European countries, namely Italy, France, and Poland.

In terms of the distribution of temporarily protected individuals in the EU by gender and age group, the figures showcased that women represented nearly half of the beneficiaries, with children accounting for roughly one-third and adult males making up approximately 20.6%, or slightly more than one-fifth.

In March 2022, the European Union decided to grant Temporary Protection to individuals affected by the war in Ukraine, as part of the response to the mass displacement caused Ukraine-Russia war.

Brussels chose to extend the exception granted to Ukrainian refugees in this regard last September, allowing them to remain within the EU without seeking asylum.