Nicosia: A total of 24,230 displaced persons from Ukraine were in Cyprus under temporary protection status on 31 January 2026, according to the latest data published by Eurostat. This corresponds to 24.7 people per thousand inhabitants, placing Cyprus fourth among the member states of the European Union in terms of the ratio of beneficiaries of temporary protection relative to the population.
According to Cyprus News Agency, the number of people under temporary protection in Cyprus decreased by 1,235 persons, or 4.8%, compared with the end of December 2025. At the level of the European Union, as of 31 January 2026 a total of 4.38 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion, were under temporary protection. Compared with December 2025, the total number increased by 23,110 people, representing a rise of 0.5%.
The largest numbers of people under temporary protection were hosted in Germany, with 1,260,230 persons or 28.8% of the EU total. Poland followed with 965,990 people (22.1%) and Czechia with 397,185 people (9.1%). Among EU member states, the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection increased in 23 countries. The largest increases in absolute numbers were recorded in Germany (+9,610 people or +0.8%), Czechia (+4,130 people or +1.1%) and Spain (+2,560 people or +1.0%). By contrast, decreases were recorded in four countries, with the largest declines observed in Poland (-3,250 people or -0.3%) and Cyprus (-1,235 people or -4.8%).
In terms of the ratio of beneficiaries of temporary protection to population, the highest figures were recorded in Czechia with 36.4 persons per thousand inhabitants, followed by Poland with 26.5 and Slovakia with 25.8, while the EU average stood at 9.7 per thousand inhabitants. According to Eurostat, the data also show that Ukrainian citizens accounted for more than 98.4% of the beneficiaries of temporary protection in the EU. Adult women represented 43.5% of beneficiaries, minors accounted for 30.3%, while adult men made up 26.1% of the total.
Eurostat noted that the data refer to the granting of temporary protection status under Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 of 4 March 2022, which established the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine following Russia's war against the country and introduced temporary protection in the EU. It is recalled that on 13 June 2025 the European Council decided to extend temporary protection for those who fled Ukraine from 4 March 2026 until 4 March 2027.