The Republic of Cyprus, whose population is approximately 1.2 million, is struggling with a significant mass migration crisis that is gradually leading to the demographic replacement of the island’s native population. Since at least 2016, illegal Muslim migrants have flooded Cyprus via the north, which has been occupied illegally by the Turkish military since 1974.
Cyprus now hosts the most refugees per capita within the European Union. The Republic receives the highest number of asylum seekers relative to its population anywhere in the EU.
