Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2018, Cyprus's asylum positive decreased by 11.4% compared to 2017, reaching 195.

Cyprus accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 114,590.

Cyprus ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 457.1% (from 35 in 2013).

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