
Cyprus has recorded the highest ratio of departures to arrivals among EU member states in 2024, with a rate of 179 per cent.
A total of 10,941 people left the country in the same year, according to figures released during a press conference by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and Deputy Immigration Minister Nicholas Ioannides.
The officials detailed the government’s migration strategy, aimed at reversing Cyprus’ previously negative image in migration