CY · 2023 · migr_asyappctzm
First-time asylum applications
Cyprus, 2023
In 2023, Cyprus's first-time asylum applications decreased by 46.0% compared to 2022, reaching 11,660.
Cyprus accounts for 1.1% of the EU-27 total of 1,049,905.
Cyprus ranks 11th 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 53.3% (from 7,605 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asyappctzm, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.