Recent immigrants by citizenship in Cyprus
Cyprus: Recent immigrants by citizenship was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.4%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
7th
of 32 countries
All-time high
5.0%
in 2012
All-time low
1.3%
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Cyprus, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, recent immigrants by citizenship in Cyprus stood at 1.4%.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants by citizenship in Cyprus peaked at 5.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.6% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +42.4% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -37.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -27.8% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 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 recent immigrants by citizenship in Cyprus?
- Recent immigrants by citizenship in Cyprus was 1.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Cyprus ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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