First permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of in Cyprus

Cyprus: First permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of was 25,168 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
25,168
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
25,168
in 2025
All-time low
6,613
in 2013
Years of data
18
2008–2025

First permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of in Cyprus, 2008–2025

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2008201620252008: 13.9k2009: 13.8k2010: 11.9k2011: 9.9k2012: 6.9k2013: 6.6k2014: 8.0k2015: 7.3k2016: 7.4k2017: 8.2k2018: 9.8k2019: 10.7k2020: 7.9k2021: 9.8k2022: 19.2k2023: 16.9k2024: 21.1k2025: 25.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for first permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of in Cyprus is 25,168, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 243.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of in Cyprus peaked at 25,168 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,613, in 2013.

Cyprus ranks 10th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

First permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for First permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of validity and citizenship in Cyprus, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 13,884
2009 13,762 -0.9%
2010 11,917 -13.4%
2011 9,897 -17.0%
2012 6,889 -30.4%
2013 6,613 -4.0%
2014 7,989 +20.8%
2015 7,337 -8.2%
2016 7,385 +0.7%
2017 8,204 +11.1%
2018 9,771 +19.1%
2019 10,686 +9.4%
2020 7,897 -26.1%
2021 9,800 +24.1%
2022 19,221 +96.1%
2023 16,874 -12.2%
2024 21,092 +25.0%
2025 25,168 +19.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,823 13,762 13,884 2
2010s 8,669 6,613 11,917 10
2020s 16,675 7,897 25,168 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 7 Hungary 48,520 compare
  2. 8 Croatia 47,382 compare
  3. 9 Romania 44,084 compare
  4. 11 Netherlands 20,673 compare
  5. 12 Czechia 17,770 compare
  6. 13 Lithuania 16,998 compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is first permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of in Cyprus?
First permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of in Cyprus was 25,168 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 25,168 in 2025.
What is the lowest first permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 6,613 in 2013.
How does Cyprus rank for first permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of?
Cyprus ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is first permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 243.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of validity and citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
First permits issued for remunerated activities by reason, length of validity and citizenship
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 571 data points, 2008–2025
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