Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2021, Cyprus's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 36.7% compared to 2020, reaching 2,290.

Cyprus accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 202,985.

Cyprus ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 76.2% (from 1,300 in 2016).

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