CY · 2016 · migr_resfirst
First residence permits issued (total)
Cyprus, 2016
First residence permits issued (total)
16,970
Cyprus, 2016
▲ 9.0% vs 2015 (15,569)
Analysis
In 2016, Cyprus's first residence permits issued (total) increased by 9.0% compared to 2015, reaching 16,970.
Cyprus accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 2,493,983.
Cyprus ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.5% (from 15,645 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset migr_resfirst, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.7%
EU-27: 2,493,983
Cyprus timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · migr_resfirst