Asylum first-instance decisions (total)

In 2024, Cyprus's asylum first-instance decisions (total) increased by 18.5% compared to 2023, reaching 12,505.

Cyprus accounts for 1.7% of the EU-27 total of 754,225.

Cyprus ranks 9th 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 281.8% (from 3,275 in 2019).

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