Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2023, Cyprus's asylum positive increased by 123.9% compared to 2022, reaching 750.

Cyprus accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 152,020.

Cyprus ranks 13th 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 284.6% (from 195 in 2018).

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