Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cyprus
Cyprus: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0169 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cyprus, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.0169 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and up 832.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cyprus peaked at 0.0274 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0019 units per person | +273.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 units per person | +145.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 units per person | +93.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0126 units per person | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 units per person | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 units per person | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0027 units per person | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per person | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 units per person | +68.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 units per person | +94.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 units per person | +80.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0157 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0192 units per person | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0274 units per person | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0235 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0203 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0169 units per person | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0205 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0274 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 1 Costa Rica 0.0346 units per person compare
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0171 units per person compare
- 4 Peru 0.0161 units per person compare
- 5 Libya 0.0142 units per person compare
- 6 United States 0.0109 units per person compare
More social development data for Cyprus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cyprus?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Cyprus was 0.0169 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0274 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 832.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.