Cyprus recorded the EU’s third-highest ratio of people receiving temporary protection from Ukraine per 1,000 residents in June 2026, according to Eurostat data published on Tuesday.
The country hosted 31,690 beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine at the end of June, broadly unchanged from May, when the figure stood at 31,620.
Cyprus among EU leaders
Cyprus recorded 26.8 beneficiaries per 1,000 residents, behind the Czech Republic with 35.8 and Slovakia with 27.2.
Across the EU, the average stood at 9.8 beneficiaries per 1,000 residents.
Overall, 4.41 million people who had fled Ukraine and were citizens of non-EU countries held temporary protection status in EU member states on 30 June 2026.
The total increased by 24,380 people compared with the end of May, representing a rise of 0.6%.
Germany hosts the most beneficiaries
Germany hosted the largest number of people under temporary protection, with 1,286,230 beneficiaries, accounting for 29.2% of the EU total.
Poland followed with 961,170 people, or 21.8%, while the Czech Republic recorded 390,810, representing 8.9%.
The number of beneficiaries increased in 24 of the EU’s 27 member states compared with the end of May.
The largest increases in absolute terms were recorded in Italy, with 4,115 additional beneficiaries, an 8.8% increase, followed by the Czech Republic with 3,835 more people, or 1%, and Germany with an additional 2,960, or 0.2%.
Poland recorded the largest decrease, with 6,335 fewer beneficiaries, a fall of 0.7%. Smaller decreases were recorded in Belgium, with 35 fewer people, and Ireland, with 15 fewer.
Women and children make up most beneficiaries
According to Eurostat, Ukrainian citizens accounted for more than 98.5% of people under temporary protection in the EU on 30 June.
Adult women represented 43.4% of beneficiaries, while adult men accounted for 27%. Children made up the remaining 29.6%.
The figures cover people granted temporary protection under the EU Council’s implementing decision of 4 March 2022, which recognised a mass influx of displaced people from Ukraine following Russia’s war against the country.
The European Council agreed on 13 June 2025 to extend temporary protection for these people from 4 March 2026 until 4 March 2027.
Also read: Zelensky says Russia used North Korean ballistic missiles
For more videos and updates, check out our YouTube channel
