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Historical Values
Year Value
2004 IDPs: 265,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2004)
2005 IDPs: 265,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2004)
2006 IDPs: 265,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2005)
2007 IDPs: 210,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2006)
2008 IDPs: 210,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2007)
2009 IDPs: 210,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2007)
2010 IDPs: 210,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2007)
2011 IDPs: 210,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced for over 30 years) (2007)
2012 IDPs: 210,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2010)
2013 IDPs: 208,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2012)
2014 IDPs: 208,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2012)
2015 IDPs: 212,400 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2015) (2014)
2016 IDPs: 272,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2015)
2017 IDPs: 272,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2016)
2018 refugees (country of origin): 5,274 (Syria) (2017) | IDPs: 217,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2017)
2019 refugees (country of origin): 6,259 (Syria) (2018) | IDPs: 228,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2018) | note: 10,690 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2019)
2020 refugees (country of origin): 7,372 (Syria) (2019) | IDPs: 228,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2019) | note: 10,690 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2019)
2021 refugees (country of origin): 8,797 (Syria) (2020) IDPs: 228,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2020) stateless persons: 56 (2020) note: 29,826 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2021)
2022 refugees (country of origin): 9,820 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 14,551 (Ukraine) (as of 13 December 2022) IDPs: 242,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2021) stateless persons: 66 (mid-year 2021) note: 47,836 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2022)
2023 refugees (country of origin): 10,869 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 18,230 (Ukraine) (as of 12 November 2023) IDPs: 246,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2022) stateless persons: 74 (2022) note: 55,098 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-August 2023)
2024 refugees (country of origin): 10,869 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 17,270 (Ukraine) (as of 11 February 2024) IDPs: 246,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2022) stateless persons: 74 (2022) note: 55,098 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-August 2023)
2025 refugees: 73,303 (2024 est.) IDPs: 244,944 (2024 est.) stateless persons: 130 (2024 est.)