CY · 2020 · tps00191

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

Cyprus, 2020

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
7,495
Cyprus, 2020
▼ 45.1% vs 2019 (13,650)
Analysis

In 2020, Cyprus's asylum applicants by type decreased by 45.1% compared to 2019, reaching 7,495.

Cyprus accounts for 1.6% of the EU-27 total of 476,360.

Cyprus ranks 10th 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 230.9% (from 2,265 in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00191, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
1.6%
EU-27: 476,360
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