CY · 2021 · tps00191

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data

Cyprus, 2021

Asylum applicants by type - annual aggregated data
13,670
Cyprus, 2021
▲ 82.4% vs 2020 (7,495)
Analysis

In 2021, Cyprus's asylum applicants by type increased by 82.4% compared to 2020, reaching 13,670.

Cyprus accounts for 2.1% of the EU-27 total of 638,410.

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 365.0% (from 2,940 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.1%
EU-27: 638,410
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