First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Cyprus
Cyprus: First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence was 11.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Cyprus, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Cyprus stood at 11.6%.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Cyprus peaked at 24.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
That places Cyprus 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7% | — |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +242.5% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +286.8% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +42.0% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +57.8% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -43.3% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 9.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 11.6% | 24.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Cyprus?
- First residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence in Cyprus was 11.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence?
- Cyprus ranks 28th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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 residence permits by reasons - % of total first residence permits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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