Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2024, Cyprus's asylum positive increased by 75.3% compared to 2023, reaching 1,315.

Cyprus accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 164,795.

Cyprus ranks 11th 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 776.7% (from 150 in 2019).

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