At 23.9 applicants per 100,000 people, Cyprus recorded the second-highest rate of asylum applications in the European Union in August 2025, Eurostat said on Monday.
Across the EU, most first-time applications were submitted in France (9,735), Italy (9,075), and Spain (8,470), which together accounted for 68 per cent of all applicants.
In Cyprus, 235 first-time applications were received in August, an increase from 190 in July and slightly below June’s
