Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Cyprus

Refugees by country of asylum in Cyprus in 2024 — 45,750 people. Ranked 65 in the world out of 178. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 22,775%.

2024 45,750 people +17.18% vs 2023
World rank 65of 178
Period maximum 45,750 people2024
Period minimum 0 people1982

Trend over time

1968–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Cyprus, 1968–2024020,00040,00060,00019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 200 people1969: 200 people1970: 200 people1971: 200 people1972: 200 people1982: 0 people1988: 60 people1990: 31 people1991: 61 people1992: 80 people1993: 81 people1994: 67 people1995: 53 people1996: 45 people1997: 38 people1998: 77 people1999: 112 people2000: 73 people2001: 84 people2002: 171 people2003: 339 people2004: 525 people2005: 700 people2006: 926 people2007: 1,194 people2008: 1,458 people2009: 2,888 people2010: 3,397 people2011: 3,498 people2012: 3,627 people2013: 3,879 people2014: 5,120 people2015: 7,062 people2016: 8,478 people2017: 9,790 people2018: 11,002 people2019: 12,311 people2020: 13,997 people2021: 16,277 people2022: 29,280 people2023: 39,044 people2024: 45,750 people
Change over the period: +45,550 (+22,775%) Average annual rate: 10.19 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 45,750 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Western Asia computed 4.95M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 45,750 +6,706 +17.18%
2023 39,044 +9,764 +33.35%
2022 29,280 +13,003 +79.89%
2021 16,277 +2,280 +16.29%
2020 13,997 +1,686 +13.7%
2019 12,311 +1,309 +11.9%
2018 11,002 +1,212 +12.38%
2017 9,790 +1,312 +15.48%
2016 8,478 +1,416 +20.05%
2015 7,062 +1,942 +37.93%
2014 5,120 +1,241 +31.99%
2013 3,879 +252 +6.95%
2012 3,627 +129 +3.69%
2011 3,498 +101 +2.97%
2010 3,397 +509 +17.62%
2009 2,888 +1,430 +98.08%
2008 1,458 +264 +22.11%
2007 1,194 +268 +28.94%
2006 926 +226 +32.29%
2005 700 +175 +33.33%
2004 525 +186 +54.87%
2003 339 +168 +98.25%
2002 171 +87 +103.57%
2001 84 +11 +15.07%
2000 73 −39 −34.82%
1999 112 +35 +45.45%
1998 77 +39 +102.63%
1997 38 −7 −15.56%
1996 45 −8 −15.09%
1995 53 −14 −20.9%
1994 67 −14 −17.28%
1993 81 +1 +1.25%
1992 80 +19 +31.15%
1991 61 +30 +96.77%
1990 31
1988 60
1982 0
1972 200 +0 +0%
1971 200 +0 +0%
1970 200 +0 +0%
1969 200 +0 +0%
1968 200

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.