Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Cyprus or Yemen?

Yemen, at 46,827 people against 45,750 people in Cyprus as of 2024.

What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Cyprus and Yemen?

1,077 people, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Yemen?

37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Yemen: Refugees by country of asylum

Cyprus

45,750 people

in 2024

Yemen

46,827 people

in 2024

Cyprus rank

66th

Yemen rank

65th

Refugees by country of asylum over time

Cyprus
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 46,827 people against 45,750 people in Cyprus, a difference of 1,077 people.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 66th and Yemen ranks 65th of 183 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	30 people	1,278 people	1,248 people	Yemen
1990s	64.5 people	46,512 people	46,448 people	Yemen
2000s	835.8 people	94,715 people	93,879 people	Yemen
2010s	6,816 people	248,163 people	241,347 people	Yemen
2020s	28,870 people	87,245 people	58,376 people	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Cyprus or Yemen?: Yemen, at 46,827 people against 45,750 people in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Cyprus and Yemen?: 1,077 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Yemen?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Yemen rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?: Cyprus ranks 66th and Yemen ranks 65th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Refugees by country of asylum
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 7,465 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.