First-time asylum applications

In 2024, Cyprus's first-time asylum applications decreased by 42.1% compared to 2023, reaching 6,750.

Cyprus accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 912,835.

Cyprus ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 46.8% (from 12,695 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.