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Cyprus – Net Migration

Name: Cyprus Net Migration
Creator: World Bank
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Net migration over five-year periods. Difference between immigration and emigration, including both citizens and non-citizens. · World Bank

7,749 −389 from 2024 G20 rank: 172nd · all-time high: 12,814 (2002)

APA

Cyprus Net Migration. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/cyprus/net-migration

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_cyprus_net-migration,
  title = {Cyprus Net Migration},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/cyprus/net-migration},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2028* trend	6,558	–	–
2027* trend	6,964	–	–
2026* trend	7,370	–	–
2025	7,749	−389	172nd
2024	8,138	−559	169th
2023	8,697	−317	164th
2022	9,014	−327	148th
2021	9,341	−312	167th
2020	9,653	−330	168th
2019	9,983	−328	163rd
2018	10,311	−321	154th
2017	10,632	−319	158th
2016	10,951	−326	158th
2015	11,277	−322	167th
2014	11,599	−315	167th
2013	11,914	−323	163rd
2012	12,237	−329	167th
2011	12,566	+773	167th
2010	11,793	+238	169th
2009	11,555	−332	164th
2008	11,887	−445	163rd
2007	12,332	+222	165th
2006	12,110	−506	164th
2005	12,616	+33	166th
2004	12,583	−203	168th
2003	12,786	−28	167th
2002	12,814	+1,531	171st
2001	11,283	+530	165th
2000	10,753	−270	170th
1999	11,023	+81	170th
1998	10,942	+246	166th
1997	10,696	+190	171st
1996	10,506	−43	176th
1995	10,549	+244	169th
1994	10,305	−215	174th
1993	10,520	+7,958	162nd
1992	2,562	+1,268	147th
1991	1,294	−77	144th
1990	1,371	−532	148th
1989	1,903	+176	155th
1988	1,727	−738	153rd
1987	2,465	+103	154th
1986	2,362	−285	154th
1985	2,647	+162	157th
1984	2,485	−414	157th
1983	2,899	+2,945	161st
1982	-46	+1,125	125th
1981	-1,171	+1,113	103rd
1980	-2,284	−1,052	85th
1979	-1,232	−497	103rd
1978	-735	−214	105th
1977	-521	+975	109th
1976	-1,496	+3,324	99th
1975	-4,820	+3,400	72nd
1974	-8,220	−5,343	58th
1973	-2,877	−1,840	77th
1972	-1,037	+549	103rd
1971	-1,586	+415	92nd
1970	-2,001	+743	89th
1969	-2,744	+463	78th
1968	-3,207	+244	71st
1967	-3,451	+172	70th
1966	-3,623	+561	67th
1965	-4,184	−837	66th
1964	-3,347	−342	66th
1963	-3,005	+436	66th
1962	-3,441	+254	66th
1961	-3,695	−7,461	61st
1960	3,766	–	172nd

Show all years (1960–2025)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +28.5% GDP growth 5.9% C/A balance 1.0%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 460 of 682 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (67% of cases). Cyprus matched this pattern in 1994. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

In 2025, Cyprus recorded 7,749 for net migration – 172nd in the G20. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 7,370 by 2026.