CY · 2017 · migr_asydcfsta
Asylum positive — refugee status
Cyprus, 2017
In 2017, Cyprus's asylum positive increased by 4.8% compared to 2016, reaching 220.
Cyprus accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 211,070.
Cyprus ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 175.0% (from 80 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_asydcfsta, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.