CY · 2021 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Cyprus, 2021
In 2021, Cyprus's first-time asylum applications increased by 87.8% compared to 2020, reaching 13,260.
Cyprus accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 536,270.
Cyprus ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 365.3% (from 2,850 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.