MigrantoMigration trends in Cyprus
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199.3K people from around the world have made Cyprus their home. That's 14.7% of the country population, arriving from 142 different countries
1.4M
Population
199.3K
Immigrants
80.8K
Emigrants
+118.5K
Inflow
Every 7th person in Cyprus was born abroad
The #111 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Cyprus
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
43.4K immigrants · 87.1K emigrants
1995
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 41%
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2000
- Australia replaced Greece as the main destination for those leaving
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
2005
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 53%
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 56K
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
2010
- Greece replaced Australia as the main destination for those leaving
- Roughly 1 in 7 residents was now foreign-born
2020
- Turkey replaced Greece as the main destination for those leaving
Today
- Since 1990: 155.9K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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