Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2016, Cyprus's asylum positive increased by 7.7% compared to 2015, reaching 210.

Cyprus accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 358,065.

Cyprus ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 281.8% (from 55 in 2011).

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