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1.3%* of Cyprus’s population was russia (citizenship), 1 October 2021.

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Russia — citizenship

12,250

1 October 2021

Total population, same year

923,381

Share of the population

1.3%*

Russia as a share of each district

lowerhigherno data — not measured, not zero

Areas outside government control (shown grey) have no published figures, and the map covers a larger area than the numbers describe.

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Districts

Population by district, Cyprus, 1 October 2021
DistrictRussiaTotal populationShare of district
Ammochostos22354,3180.4%*
Kyreniano figure publishedno figure published—
Larnaka971155,7650.6%*
Lefkosia1,190350,0350.3%*
Lemesos7,689262,1572.9%*
Pafos2,177101,1062.2%*

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Measure

Counted in the 2021 censusOfficial population estimate (end of year)

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Citizenship, by country

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Counted in the 2021 census. People counted where they were found on 1 October 2021 — a single snapshot, not a yearly series.

Citizenship, by country. Legal citizenship by individual country of citizenship, at district level. Not country of birth: a person can hold Cypriot citizenship and have been born abroad, or hold a foreign citizenship and have been born in Cyprus. Citizenship can be acquired; birthplace cannot.

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* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

Modification notice and disclaimer

The counts on this page are published by Statistical Service of Cyprus and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • Shares, computed as one published count divided by another published count for the same geography, period, indicator and source.
  • The colour classification on the map, computed from those shares or counts.
  • The ordering of districts in the table.

Figures on this page derived by Humanity Observatory from CYSTAT data are modifications of the published statistics; the modification is described in the methodology note attached to each figure. CYSTAT does not accept liability for any damage or other consequences arising from the direct or indirect use of the disseminated information, and does not guarantee that published figures will remain unchanged.

Source: Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT). Reuse terms.