WTMG Intelligence
Cyprus Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Cyprus's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score65.8168
Global RMOS Rank#48 of 171
Migration Momentum61.6
International Migrant Stock202,062
Migrant Share14.9%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Cyprus's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS65.8168
Global rank#48
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 28.1%
Migrant-stock rank#102 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#83 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 61.6 | 25% | 15.3950 |
| Migrant Market Size | 40.9 | 20% | 8.1871 |
| Migrant Share | 78.2 | 15% | 11.7353 |
| GDP per Capita | 83.1 | 15% | 12.4719 |
| GDP Growth | 63.8 | 10% | 6.3842 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 76.4 | 10% | 7.6433 |
| Visa Accessibility | 80.0 | 5% | 4.0000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 65.8168 | ||
Cyprus migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Cyprus Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock202,062
2020 migrant stock190,366
2015 migrant stock176,693
2020-2024 change+11,696 (+6.1%)
2015-2024 change+25,369 (+14.4%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Cyprus
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Greece | 25,031 | 23,581 | 22,844 | +1,450 (+6.1%) |
| #2 | Georgia | 16,136 | 15,201 | 14,727 | +935 (+6.2%) |
| #3 | Russia | 13,731 | 12,935 | 12,530 | +796 (+6.2%) |
| #4 | Syria | 12,150 | 11,446 | 6,949 | +704 (+6.2%) |
| #5 | Sri Lanka | 10,425 | 9,821 | 9,514 | +604 (+6.2%) |
| #6 | Philippines | 7,606 | 7,165 | 6,941 | +441 (+6.2%) |
| #7 | Bulgaria | 6,498 | 6,121 | 5,930 | +377 (+6.2%) |
| #8 | Romania | 5,707 | 5,377 | 5,209 | +330 (+6.1%) |
| #9 | Egypt | 5,473 | 5,156 | 4,995 | +317 (+6.1%) |
| #10 | South Africa | 5,240 | 4,937 | 4,784 | +303 (+6.1%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Cyprus
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Türkiye | 30,993 | 26,185 | 20,247 | +4,808 (+18.4%) |
| #2 | Greece | 23,412 | 22,039 | 21,562 | +1,373 (+6.2%) |
| #3 | Australia | 16,610 | 18,425 | 20,077 | -1,815 (-9.9%) |
| #4 | Canada | 3,907 | 4,124 | 4,155 | -217 (-5.3%) |
| #5 | Bulgaria | 2,034 | 1,479 | 883 | +555 (+37.5%) |
| #6 | South Africa | 661 | 683 | 1,015 | -22 (-3.2%) |
| #7 | Italy | 474 | 501 | 657 | -27 (-5.4%) |
| #8 | Denmark | 401 | 295 | 221 | +106 (+35.9%) |
| #9 | Hungary | 362 | 307 | 276 | +55 (+17.9%) |
| #10 | Argentina | 356 | 347 | 337 | +9 (+2.6%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
76.4
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 2 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
80.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 80.0, based on 2 contributing cities.
Cyprus against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Cyprus | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 65.8 | 55.8 | +10.1 |
| Migration Momentum | 61.6 | 60.1 | +1.4 |
| Migrant Market Size | 40.9 | 50.3 | -9.4 |
| Migrant Share | 78.2 | 50.0 | +28.2 |
| GDP per Capita | 83.1 | 51.1 | +32.0 |
| GDP Growth | 63.8 | 50.6 | +13.3 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 76.4 | 67.0 | +9.4 |
| Visa Accessibility | 80.0 | 60.0 | +20.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.