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
Cyprus timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tps00191