It was stated that the economic crisis caused the migration of 5,331 Greek Cypriots between the years of 2009-2013. Greek Cypriot daily Fileleftheros reported that according to a research conducted by ‘Nicosia University’ in South Cyprus, as a result of the economic crisis, unemployment has increased, salaries have decreased, number of divorces has increased and due to all these reasons, thousands of Greek Cypriots migrated.
Fileleftheros reported that 248 persons in 2009, 212 in 2010, 242 in 2011, 50 in 2012, 3.579 in 2013, a total 5.331 of Greek Cypriots migrated.