Cyprus recorded the third-highest ratio of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine relative to its population at the end of July 2026, with 26.7 beneficiaries per 1,000 residents, according to data published Thursday by Eurostat.
A higher ratio than Cyprus’s was recorded in the Czech Republic, with 36.2 beneficiaries per 1,000 residents, and in Slovakia, with 27.5, while the EU average was 9.8 per 1,000 residents.
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Compared to the end of June 2026, the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection in Cyprus decreased by 110 people, or 0.4%. Cyprus was one of only three EU countries with available data that recorded a decrease, along with Poland and France.
As of July 31, 2026, a total of 4.43 million third-country nationals who had fled Ukraine due to the war were granted temporary protection status in the EU. Compared to the end of June, their number increased by 19,945 people, or 0.5%.
Germany hosted the largest number of beneficiaries, with 1,290,225 people, accounting for 29.1% of the EU total. Poland followed with 953,060 people, or 21.5%, and the Czech Republic with 395,225, or 8.9%.
At the same time, compared to the end of June, the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection increased in 23 of the 26 EU countries for which data were available.
The largest increases in absolute numbers were recorded in the Czech Republic, with 4,415 additional beneficiaries, or a 1.1% increase; in Romania, with 4,055 or 1.9%, and in Germany, with 3,995 or 0.3%.
In contrast, the three countries that saw a decrease were Poland, with 8,110 fewer beneficiaries, or a 0.8% decrease, France, with a decrease of 475 people, or 1%, and Cyprus, with 110 fewer people, or 0.4%.
According to Eurostat, as of July 31, Ukrainian citizens accounted for more than 98.5% of all beneficiaries of temporary protection in the EU.
Adult women accounted for 43.4% of the total, and adult men for 27.1%, while minors accounted for nearly one-third, at 29.4%.
Source: KYPE
