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...
Beneficiaries of Protection
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...
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...
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...
Beneficiaries of Protection
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...
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...
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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Returns
This section provides statistics on deportation orders, total returns by category, age, country of origin and destination country. A return refers to the act of a person going back to their country of origin or to a third country after having moved to another country, either voluntarily or through organised programs.
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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 Order to Leave
Note: The number of returns shown in each quarter reflects executions of orders to leave carried out during that period, regardless of when the orders were originally issued. Therefore, returns in a given quarter do not necessarily correspond to the orders issued in the same quarter.
Returns
Note: The graphs in this section present the number of returns of third-country nationals following an order to leave.
Returns by Category – Aggregated Data
Eurostat reports no available data (“:”) for non-assisted voluntary returns in Cyprus for the Q2 of 2025. This does not indicate zero returns.
Voluntary Return: When a third-country national willingly complies with the obligation to return, confirmed by border, consulate, or other authorities assisting in return programs. For more information on definitions, click here.
Enforced return: It refers to the situation in which a third-country national is subject to the enforcement of the obligation to return. For more information on definitions, click here.
Returns by Nationality – Aggregated Data
Returns by Destination Country – Aggregated Data
This dataset represents returns by nationality and destination, showing where third-country nationals were returned following return procedures. The data were originally collected on a quarterly basis and have been aggregated to annual totals.
Overall, the majority of returns involved Syrian nationals, and returns were overwhelmingly carried out to individuals’ countries of origin. In 2024, there were 8,910 returns to countries of origin and only five returns to a third country, all involving individuals from Cameroon who were reportedly not returned to Cameroon. In 2025, returns remained high with 10,630 returns to countries of origin and no third-country returns recorded, indicating that third-country returns were rare across both years.
Returns to Country of Origin
Returns to a Third Country