Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

In 2025, Cyprus's return orders issued to non-eu citizens decreased by 1.0% compared to 2024, reaching 15,185.

Cyprus accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 491,950.

Cyprus ranks 10th 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 401.2% (from 3,030 in 2020).

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