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Cyprus ranked among the top three European Union countries for the number of Ukrainians receiving temporary protection relative to its population in June 2026, according to Eurostat data published Tuesday.
A total of 31,690 people held temporary protection status in Cyprus at the end of June. The figure was broadly unchanged from May, when 31,620 beneficiaries were recorded.
With 26.8 beneficiaries for every 1,000 residents, Cyprus had the third-highest rate in the EU. Only Czechia, with 35.8 per 1,000 residents, and Slovakia, with 27.2, recorded higher figures. The EU average stood at 9.8 beneficiaries per 1,000 residents.
Across the EU, 4.41 million people who had fled Ukraine held temporary protection status on 30 June. The total was 24,380 higher than at the end of May, representing a monthly increase of 0.6%.
Germany hosted the largest number, with 1.29 million beneficiaries, accounting for 29.2% of the EU total. Poland followed with 961,170 people, or 21.8%, while Czechia recorded 390,810, equivalent to 8.9%.
The number of people under temporary protection rose in 24 of the EU's 27 member states between the end of May and the end of June.
Italy recorded the largest numerical increase, adding 4,115 beneficiaries, an 8.8% rise. Czechia followed with 3,835 additional people, an increase of 1%, while Germany recorded 2,960 more beneficiaries, or 0.2%.
Poland was the largest of the three countries where numbers fell, recording 6,335 fewer beneficiaries, a decline of 0.7%. Belgium registered a decrease of 35 people and Ireland a reduction of 15.
Ukrainian nationals accounted for more than 98.5% of all people holding temporary protection across the EU at the end of June. Adult women made up 43.4% of beneficiaries, adult men 27%, and minors 29.6%.
The temporary protection system was established following an EU Council decision of 4 March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine led to the mass displacement of people from the country.
The European Council agreed in June 2025 to extend the scheme until 4 March 2027, allowing people covered by the arrangement to retain temporary protection beyond its original March 2026 end date.
