Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2023, Cyprus's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 8.8% compared to 2022, reaching 18,460.

Cyprus accounts for 3.8% of the EU-27 total of 488,115.

Cyprus ranks 9th 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 1057.4% (from 1,595 in 2018).

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