Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2019, Cyprus's asylum positive decreased by 23.1% compared to 2018, reaching 150.

Cyprus accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 109,485.

Cyprus ranks 15th 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 172.7% (from 55 in 2014).

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