Filenews 10 December 2024
It seems almost unbelievable, but citizens from at least 66 countries live in Cyprus and despite the occasional isolated problems that arise, coexistence between different ethnicities is, in general, harmonious.
Most likely, the vast majority of Cypriots do not even know that on the island there are citizens of some of these countries, although they live among us.
To the question of where these citizens come from, the answer is given by the Statistical Service which collected the data during the census conducted in 2021 and which were updated on 26/11/2024.
Non-Cypriot citizens are divided into citizens who derive their origin from European Union countries and from citizens of non-EU countries. EU citizens come from 26 countries, while non-EU citizens were born in another 40 different countries.
According to statistics, citizens living in Cyprus and originating from EU member states amount to 86.026, while non-EU citizens living in Cyprus amount to 142.514.
Regarding the distribution of citizens in the districts of Cyprus, for citizens coming from EU countries the situation is as follows:
- There are 30,727 residents in the Nicosia district, of which 25,369 live in urban areas and 5,358 in rural areas.
- Famagusta is home to 7,204, all of them in rural areas.
- There are 13,991 residents in Larnaka, of whom 8,986 live in urban areas and 5,005 in rural areas.
- There are 22,514 living in Limassol, of which 18,233 are in urban areas and 4,281 in rural areas.
- 11,590 live in the Pafos district, of which 9,200 are in urban areas and 2,390 in rural areas.
Of the 142,514 non-EU citizens, 99,076 live in urban areas and 43,438 live in rural areas. 40,714 live in the Nicosia district, of which 33,255 citizens of foreign countries reside in urban areas and 7,459 in rural areas. In Famagusta, all 6,812 third-country nationals reside in rural areas. 22,780 third-country nationals reside in Larnaka district, of which 13,974 are in urban areas and 8,806 in rural areas. There are 42,777 residents in the Limassol district, of which 31,798 are in urban areas and 10,979 in rural areas. Finally, 29,431 reside in the district of Pafos, of which 20,049 in urban areas and 9,382 in rural areas.
The number of foreigners residing (especially from third countries) in rural areas also indirectly refers to the sectors where they can work, which is obviously the agricultural sector.
From the EU countries the picture regarding citizens living in Cyprus is as follows:
- Greeks number 35,499
- Romanians are 19,714
- Bulgarians 16,231
- Germans 2,783
- Poles 2,422
- Latvians 1,060
- Italians 970
- Lithuanians 850
- French 844
- Slovaks 836
- Swedes 735
- Hungarians 685
- Dutch 479
- Czechs 463
- Irish 459
- Spaniards 353
- Austrians 266
- Belgians 237
- Finns 232
- Estonians 220
- Portuguese 207
- Danes 194
- Croats 119
- Slovenians 86
- Maltese 74 and
- the Luxembourgers just eight.
In terms of non-EU citizens, most citizens come from the UK at 27,986, followed by Russians with 16,412 citizens.
Then:
- Syrians with 11,995
- Georgians with 9,745
- Filipinos with 8,915
- Indians with 8,165
- Nepalis with 6,977
- Sri Lankans with 6,792
- Ukrainians 5,650
- Egyptians 3,657
- Lebanese 2,741
- Vietnamese 2,690
- South Africans 2,519
- Chinese 2,254
- Moldovans 2,198
- citizens from Bangladesh 1,634
- United States residents 1,550
- Iranians 1,308
- Cameroonians 1,270
- Australians 1,248
- Pakistanis 1,246
- Belarusians 1,192
- Israelis 1,136
- Armenians 933
- Nigerians 919
- Iraqis 786
- Serbs also 786
- Canadians 706
- Palestinians 654
- Jordanians 624
- citizens from Congo 623
- Somalis 540
- Albanians 495
- residents of the Republic of the Congo 471
- Turks 388
- citizens of Kazakhstan 331
- residents of Sierra Leone 284
- citizens from Zimbabwe 219
- Swiss 217
- while citizens coming from other countries amount to 4,258.
