CY · 2014 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Cyprus, 2014
In 2014, Cyprus's first-time asylum applications increased by 29.4% compared to 2013, reaching 1,475.
Cyprus accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 530,975.
Cyprus ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 53.9% (from 3,200 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.