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Number of Ukrainians granted temporary protection increased in Cyprus

11/11/2022 06:32

The number Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their country that have received temporary protection status in the European Union fell in September in 18 of the 25 EU Member States with available data, while Cyprus was the country that saw the third largest increase during the same period, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.

In September 2022, Poland granted the highest number of temporary protection statuses to Ukrainians (53,545) followed by Germany (51,980), Romania (9,715), Spain (5,745) and Ireland (4,925).

Also in September, a total of 770 Ukrainian citizens were granted temporary protection status in Cyprus. Most temporary protection permits in Cyprus were granted in April (2,740), in May (3,170) and in June (2,140).

The largest decreases in September compared to August were observed in Poland (-13,735 people compared with August 2022), followed by Germany (-10,160) and France (-2,830).

Meanwhile, the highest increases were recorded in Ireland (+900), Denmark (+345) and Cyprus (+105). Minor increases (+10 or less) were recorded in Luxembourg, Malta and Romania. No changes were recorded in Bulgaria.

However, until 30 September, Poland reported the highest number of Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection with a total of 1.4 million, followed by Germany (813,725 Ukrainian beneficiaries), Spain (145,825) and Bulgaria (134,790).

Compared with the population of each Member State, the highest ratio of Ukrainian citizens granted temporary protection in September 2022 per thousand inhabitants  was recorded in Estonia (1.8 granted temporary protection per thousand inhabitants), followed by Poland (1.4) and Lithuania, Latvia and Ireland (all 1.0).

Germany granted the highest number of temporary protections for Ukrainian children (persons under 18 years old) with a total of 15,460 (representing 30% of Ukrainians granted protection in Germany in September 2022), followed by Poland (13,980 or 26%) and Romania (2,865 or 29%).

Notably, in all countries for which September 2022 data are available, children below the age of 14 represented between 61% to 87% of all children granted temporary protection.

Also, according to the same data, the majority of Ukrainians granted temporary protection were females, including girls. The largest numbers of females who received temporary protection were reported by Poland (33,650, representing 63% of Ukrainians granted protection in Poland in September), Germany (30,785 or 59%) and Romania (5,605, or 58%).

Similarly, the largest numbers of males who received temporary protection were also reported by Germany (21,110 or 41%), Poland (19,900 or 37%) and Romania (4,115 or 42%).