The demographic balance in Cyprus is shifting. This trend is reflected in data from the Ministry of Finance, which shows that births to mothers who are third-country nationals have risen significantly over the past decade. This is happening at a time when births to Cypriot mothers are declining.
Births to Cypriot mothers fell from 6,717 in 2015 to 6,111 in 2024. Conversely, births to mothers who are citizens of countries outside the European Union have nearly tripled. They rose from 891 in 2015 to 2,484 in 2024. Births to mothers from other European countries have also declined. They fell from 1,538 in 2015 to 1,170 in 2024.
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Data obtained in response to a parliamentary question posed to Maki Keravnos by DISY MP Prodromos Alambritis reveals yet another interesting finding. According to the newspaper *O Fileleftheros*, the overwhelming majority of births of fourth children and beyond are to women who are nationals of third countries.
In 2015, of the 348 births of fourth or subsequent children, the majority (250) were to Cypriot mothers, and only 46 were to third-country nationals. This trend reversed in 2024. Of these births, 232 involved mothers from countries outside the European Union, and 167 involved Cypriot mothers.
All this is happening at a time when the number of births has been on a downward trend since 2021, when it had reached a high of 10,309 births.
See the report by Nasia Ioannou
