The number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine in Cyprus reached 27,340 on 30 September 2026, according to data published by Eurostat on Tuesday.

Their number had stood at 26,885 at the end of August and 26,640 at the end of July.

At the same time, Cyprus recorded the third-highest number of temporary protection beneficiaries relative to population among EU Member States, with 27.4 beneficiaries per thousand inhabitants.

A higher ratio was recorded only in Czechia, with 35.9 beneficiaries per thousand inhabitants, and Slovakia, with 28.0, while the EU average stood at 9.7 per thousand inhabitants.

Overall, on 30 September 2026, 4.37 million non-EU citizens who had fled Ukraine because of Russia’s war were under temporary protection in the EU. Compared with 31 August 2026, the total number decreased by 61,055 people, or 1.4%.

Germany hosted the largest number of beneficiaries, with 1,300,070 people, accounting for 29.7% of the EU total. It was followed by Poland with 858,545 people, or 19.6% of the total, and Czechia with 391,720 people or 9%.