Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus ranked third in the European Union for the proportion of Ukrainians granted temporary protection, with 25.8 beneficiaries per 1,000 inhabitants, Eurostat figures published on Tuesday showed.
EU total and monthly change
As of February 2026, 4.35 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine were under temporary protection across the EU, an increase of 24,675 people, or 0.6 per cent, compared with the end of last year.
Per-capita rankings
Eurostat said Cyprus shared third place with Slovakia, behind the Czech Republic at 36.0 beneficiaries per 1,000 inhabitants and Poland at 26.6.
Countries hosting the largest numbers
Germany continued to host the largest share of beneficiaries, with 1,250,620 people, accounting for 28.7 per cent of the EU total. Poland followed with 969,240 people, 22.3 per cent, and the Czech Republic with 393,055, or 9 per cent.
Changes across member states
The number of people under temporary protection rose in 22 of the 26 EU member states for which figures were available. The largest increases were recorded in Germany, Spain and Romania, while decreases were registered in France and Estonia.
Profile of beneficiaries
Ukrainian citizens made up more than 98.4 per cent of all beneficiaries. Adult women accounted for 43.6 per cent, minors 30.5 per cent and adult men 25.9 per cent.
Legal basis
Temporary protection was introduced under the European council’s executive decision of March 4, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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