Forcibly displaced people in Cyprus
Cyprus: Forcibly displaced people was 318,369 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Cyprus, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Cyprus is 318,369, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Cyprus peaked at 318,708 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 214,540, in 2011.
Cyprus ranks 54th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Forcibly displaced people in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 216,782 | — |
| 2011 | 214,540 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 216,251 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 218,508 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 219,556 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 281,272 | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 283,527 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 232,006 | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 249,269 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 259,110 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 262,480 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 283,613 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 311,777 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 318,708 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 318,303 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 318,369 | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 318,369 is above the median for high income countries, which is 51,316, 6.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 318,369 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 115,499, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +28.1% | 219,556 | 281,272 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 239,082 | 214,540 | 283,527 | 10 |
| 2020s | 302,208 | 262,480 | 318,708 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 forcibly displaced people in Cyprus?
- Forcibly displaced people in Cyprus was 318,369 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 318,708 in 2023.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,540 in 2011.
- How does Cyprus rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Cyprus ranks 54th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.