Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2021, Cyprus's asylum positive increased by 106.7% compared to 2020, reaching 310.

Cyprus accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 113,375.

Cyprus ranks 17th 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 47.6% (from 210 in 2016).

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