Migration trends in Cyprus
Middle East
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
Where people come from
Where people move to
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
- Türkiye 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