First-time asylum applicants in Cyprus
Cyprus received 2,835 first-time asylum applications in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2015.
Cyprus, 2025
2,835
Change from 2024
−58.0%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
16th of 32
First-time asylum applicants 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,835 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 6,750 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 11,660 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 21,590 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 13,260 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 7,065 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 12,695 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 7,610 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 4,475 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 2,840 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 2,105 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 1,480 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 1,150 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 1,590 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 1,745 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 2,835 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 3,200 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 3,920 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −58.0% from 6,750 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2,105 applicants, the figure has changed by +34.7%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Cyprus has the 16th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Cyprus
All statistics for Cyprus
Immigration
40,471 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
26,883 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
2,800 people
2024 · 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