Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus

Cyprus: Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data was 5,335 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,335
Change on year
down 42.9%
World rank
18th
of 33 countries
All-time high
21,025
in 2022
All-time low
3,450
in 2016
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus, 2008–2025

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201620252008: 7.0k2009: 8.0k2010: 8.0k2011: 8.2k2012: 7.8k2013: 7.0k2014: 5.0k2015: 4.2k2016: 3.5k2017: 4.1k2018: 6.0k2019: 8.9k2020: 6.2k2021: 11.2k2022: 21.0k2023: 10.1k2024: 9.3k2025: 5.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus is 5,335, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 42.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus peaked at 21,025 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,450, in 2016.

That places Cyprus 18th out of 33 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.

Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data (rounded) in Cyprus, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 7,000
2009 8,030 +14.7%
2010 8,005 -0.3%
2011 8,230 +2.8%
2012 7,840 -4.7%
2013 7,015 -10.5%
2014 4,980 -29.0%
2015 4,215 -15.4%
2016 3,450 -18.1%
2017 4,090 +18.6%
2018 6,040 +47.7%
2019 8,895 +47.3%
2020 6,215 -30.1%
2021 11,175 +79.8%
2022 21,025 +88.1%
2023 10,115 -51.9%
2024 9,350 -7.6%
2025 5,335 -42.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,515 7,000 8,030 2
2010s 6,276 3,450 8,895 10
2020s 10,536 5,335 21,025 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 15 Belgium 9,420 compare
  2. 16 Bulgaria 7,745 compare
  3. 17 Ireland 5,460 compare
  4. 19 Norway 5,100 compare
  5. 20 Lithuania 5,035 compare
  6. 21 Netherlands 3,955 compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

More reference data data for Cyprus

All data for Cyprus →

Frequently asked questions

What is third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus?
Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus was 5,335 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 21,025 in 2022.
What is the lowest third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 3,450 in 2016.
How does Cyprus rank for third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data?
Cyprus ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data (rounded). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/third-country-nationals-found-to-be-illegally-present-annual-data-rounded/cyprus/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/third-country-nationals-found-to-be-illegally-present-annual-data-rounded/cyprus/">Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data in Cyprus</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Third country nationals found to be illegally present - annual data (rounded)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 579 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed