Asylum positive first-instance decisions

In 2024, Cyprus's asylum positive first-instance decisions increased by 22.9% compared to 2023, reaching 3,780.

Cyprus accounts for 1.0% of the EU-27 total of 387,615.

Cyprus ranks 12th 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 190.8% (from 1,300 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.