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

According to Cyprus News Agency, the figures indicate an increase from 26,885 at the end of August and 26,640 at the end of July. Cyprus recorded the third-highest number of temporary protection beneficiaries relative to its population among EU Member States, with 27.4 beneficiaries per thousand inhabitants. Only Czechia, with 35.9 beneficiaries per thousand inhabitants, and Slovakia, with 28.0, had higher ratios, while the EU average stood at 9.7 per thousand inhabitants.

Overall, as of September 30, 2026, a total of 4.37 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine because of Russia's war were under temporary protection in the EU. This represents a decrease of 61,055 people, or 1.4%, compared to August 31, 2026. 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%.