CY · 2021 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Cyprus, 2021
First residence permits issued (total)
22,190
Cyprus, 2021
▲ 31.2% vs 2020 (16,910)
Analysis
In 2021, Cyprus's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 31.2% compared to 2020, reaching 22,190.
Cyprus accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 3,273,875.
Cyprus ranks 21st 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 30.8% (from 16,970 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
0.7%
EU-27: 3,273,875
Cyprus timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst