Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Mediterranean, located at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, and Asia. On August 16, 1960, the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) was established, ending British colonial rule that had lasted since 1878. Greece, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom...
Migration Data
Arrivals
Irregular Arrivals per Year Sea arrivals: Individuals who arrived by sea either into government-controlled areas or into the occupied part of Cyprus and subsequently crossed the Green Line into government-controlled areas. Land arrivals: Individuals who arrived by air...
Asylum Applications
New Asylum Applications per Year - UNHCR Note: The data below refer to individuals. Nationalities of Asylum Applicants - Eurostat The data below refer to first-time and subsequent asylum applications. Asylum Applicants by Type - Eurostat The graph below presents...
Decisions on Asylum Applications
First-instance Decisions on Asylum Applications - Eurostat Decisions made in response to asylum applications at the first-instance level of the asylum procedure. The first-instance decisions are issued by the Asylum Service of the DMMIP. Final Decisions on Asylum...
Accompanied, Unaccompanied & Separated Minors
Irregular Arrivals of Minors Irregular Arrivals of Minors by Age Group Asylum Applications of Unaccompanied Minors - Eurostat Asylum applications of unaccompanied minors are depicted below as a percentage of all asylum applications, incl. first and subsequent...
Residence Permits
Residence Permits by Category - Eurostat The data pertain to all valid permits issued to third-country nationals on December 31 of each year. Residence Permits by Category - DMMIP This section outlines the types of permits issued by the Migration Department of the...
Naturalisation
Acquisition of Citizenship per Year- Eurostat Note: The EU27 data reflect the European Union’s 27 member states post-Brexit. United Kingdom (UK) figures are reported under the non-EU27 category. Acquisition of Citizenship by Nationality - Eurostat Cypriot law permits...
Returns
Deportation Orders Data pertains to the number of third country citizens who are subjected to an administrative or judicial determination declaring their stay unauthorised and mandating their departure from the Member State's territory. Orders & Returns Following...
Employment
Insured Employees Distribution by Community The data illustrated below cover insured employees in the public, semi-public and private sector in Cyprus. Employment by Sector - Sample Data The data presented in this graph are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS)...
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Introduction
Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Mediterranean, located at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, and Asia. On August 16, 1960, the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) was established, ending British colonial rule that had lasted since 1878. Greece, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom...
Arrivals
Irregular Arrivals per Year Sea arrivals: Individuals who arrived by sea either into government-controlled areas or into the occupied part of Cyprus and subsequently crossed the Green Line into government-controlled areas. Land arrivals: Individuals who arrived by air...
Asylum Applications
New Asylum Applications per Year - UNHCR Note: The data below refer to individuals. Nationalities of Asylum Applicants - Eurostat The data below refer to first-time and subsequent asylum applications. Asylum Applicants by Type - Eurostat The graph below presents...
Decisions on Asylum Applications
First-instance Decisions on Asylum Applications - Eurostat Decisions made in response to asylum applications at the first-instance level of the asylum procedure. The first-instance decisions are issued by the Asylum Service of the DMMIP. Final Decisions on Asylum...
Accompanied, Unaccompanied & Separated Minors
Irregular Arrivals of Minors Irregular Arrivals of Minors by Age Group Asylum Applications of Unaccompanied Minors - Eurostat Asylum applications of unaccompanied minors are depicted below as a percentage of all asylum applications, incl. first and subsequent...
Residence Permits
Residence Permits by Category - Eurostat The data pertain to all valid permits issued to third-country nationals on December 31 of each year. Residence Permits by Category - DMMIP This section outlines the types of permits issued by the Migration Department of the...
Naturalisation
Acquisition of Citizenship per Year- Eurostat Note: The EU27 data reflect the European Union’s 27 member states post-Brexit. United Kingdom (UK) figures are reported under the non-EU27 category. Acquisition of Citizenship by Nationality - Eurostat Cypriot law permits...
Returns
Deportation Orders Data pertains to the number of third country citizens who are subjected to an administrative or judicial determination declaring their stay unauthorised and mandating their departure from the Member State's territory. Orders & Returns Following...
Employment
Insured Employees Distribution by Community The data illustrated below cover insured employees in the public, semi-public and private sector in Cyprus. Employment by Sector - Sample Data The data presented in this graph are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS)...
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Beneficiaries of Protection
This section provides data on the persons that have been granted positive decisions on their applications for international protection. This section also includes data on beneficiaries of temporary protection.
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Beneficiaries of International Protection
Beneficiaries of international protection are people who have been formally granted either refugee status or subsidiary protection because they face a real risk of persecution, serious harm, or human rights violations in their country of origin.
- Data pertains to the active residence permits of beneficiaries of international protection (refugee status and subsidiary protection) in December of each year.
- Permit holder numbers may differ from positive decisions due to a temporal gap between the issuance of the decisions and the issuance of the permit.
Main Nationalities of Beneficiaries of International Protection
There are no publicly available data for the years before 2022.
Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection – Eurostat
Beneficiaries of temporary protection are people who receive immediate, collective protection in situations of mass displacement under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC). It is activated when regular asylum systems cannot quickly handle the volume of arrivals. It grants rapid, collective protection, typically without an individual asylum decision, and includes rights such as residence, access to basic services, and safety from return, until conditions allow safe return or transition to longer-term protection. The directive was activated in February 2022 in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, enabling EU Member States to grant immediate and collective protection to displaced persons arriving from Ukraine.
Data below concern active temporary protection permits at the end of each year.
Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection by Gender – Eurostat
Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection by Nationality – Eurostat
The graph shows beneficiaries of temporary protection in Cyprus by nationality. While most are Ukrainian nationals, it also includes third‑country nationals who benefited from international protection or legal residence in Ukraine before February 24, 2022, and were therefore eligible for temporary protection under the EU scheme.