Asylum positive — refugee status

In 2025, Cyprus's asylum positive decreased by 64.3% compared to 2024, reaching 470.

Cyprus accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 166,825.

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 213.3% (from 150 in 2020).

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