Acquisitions of citizenship in Cyprus
2,800 people acquired the citizenship of Cyprus in 2024.
Cyprus, 2024
2,800
Change from 2023
−15.6%
European Union, 2024
1,177,232 people
Position in 2024
21st of 33
Acquisitions of citizenship in Cyprus over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cyprus | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,800 people | 1,177,232 people |
| 2023 | 3,318 people | 1,054,451 people |
| 2022 | 2,873 people | 990,857 people |
| 2021 | 1,910 people | 827,708 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 2,740 people | 730,668 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 2,859 people | 712,266 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 3,198 people | 676,593 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 3,737 people | 703,724 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | 3,127 people | 843,894 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2,353 people | 721,740 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 1,633 people | 762,138 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 1,138 people | 771,684 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2012 | 1,530 people | 626,942 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2011 | 1,325 people | 607,113 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2010 | 1,508 people | 619,801 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2009 | 2,007 people | 566,079 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2008 | 1,531 peopleb (break in time series) | 575,354 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2007 | 2,780 people | – |
| 2006 | 2,917 people | – |
| 2005 | 3,952 people | – |
| 2004 | 4,534 people | – |
| 2003 | 247 people | – |
| 2002 | 126 people | – |
| 2000 | 296 people | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −15.6% from 3,318 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,633 people, the figure has changed by +71.5%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Cyprus has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,177,232 people.
More for Cyprus
All statistics for Cyprus
Immigration
40,471 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
26,883 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
2,835 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
11.3p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
6.5 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
7,749 people
2025 · World Bank