First residence permits issued (total)

In 2024, Cyprus's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 16.1% compared to 2023, reaching 40,274.

Cyprus accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 3,504,650.

Cyprus ranks 20th 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 72.7% (from 23,325 in 2019).

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