Nicosia: The number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine in Cyprus reached 25,490 as of 31 May 2026, based on data published by Eurostat. This marks an increase from the end of April 2026, when 24,880 people under temporary protection were recorded in Cyprus. Notably, Cyprus has one of the highest rates of temporary protection beneficiaries in the EU relative to its population, with 25.9 people per thousand inhabitants.
According to Cyprus News Agency, higher rates per thousand inhabitants were recorded in Slovakia at 26.8 and in Poland at 26.5, while the EU average was 9.7 per thousand inhabitants. At the European Union level, a total of 4.38 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine had temporary protection status as of 31 May 2026. This figure represents an increase of 7,795 people, or 0.2%, compared with the end of April.
The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine included Germany, with 1,283,270 people, accounting for 29.3% of the EU total, Poland with 967,505 people, or 22.1%, and Spain with 267,400 people, or 6.1%.