Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2021, Cyprus's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 424.6% compared to 2020, reaching 15,895.

Cyprus accounts for 4.5% of the EU-27 total of 356,995.

Cyprus ranks 7th 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 909.2% (from 1,575 in 2016).

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