Europe & Central Asia · High income
Cyprus: key statistics
Cyprus has 1.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $41,783. Below: 75 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Turkish, Modern Greek
- ISO codes
- CYCYP
- Land neighbours
- United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye
Population1.4m2025 · rank 155 of 217GDP$41.2bn2025 · rank 105 of 211GDP per capita$41,7832025 · rank 40 of 211Life expectancy81.8 yrs2024 · rank 40 of 217Internet users89.6%2024 · rank 60 of 188Fertility1.382024 · rank 181 of 217CO₂ per person5.40 t2024 · rank 47 of 203Inflation0.1%2025 · rank 165 of 180
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Cyprus, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.4m | 2025 | 155/217 | 45/58 | +12% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.91% | 2025 | 107/217 | 18/58 | −0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 66.7% | 2025 | 100/217 | 32/58 | −0.3 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.38 | 2024 | 181/217 | 38/58 | +5.2% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 14.9% | 2025 | 67/217 | 48/58 | +2.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.1% | 2025 | 163/217 | 24/58 | +0.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 147.0 | 2024 | 80/216 | 16/57 | +13% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.5 | 2024 | 151/217 | 16/58 | −5.6% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 9,250 km² | 2024 | 165/216 | 49/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $41.2bn | 2025 | 105/211 | 38/57 | +107% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $41,783 | 2025 | 40/211 | 24/57 | +81% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $64,575 | 2025 | 33/199 | 18/53 | +106% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $36,110 | 2025 | 40/201 | 21/53 | +41% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.8% | 2025 | 85/210 | 12/56 | +0.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.3% | 2025 | 109/210 | 27/56 | −0.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.1% | 2025 | 169/198 | 45/56 | −0.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 11.1% | 2025 | 179/201 | 54/57 | +1.0 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 76.8% | 2025 | 14/201 | 6/57 | +1.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 19.3% | 2025 | 130/175 | 46/51 | +5.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 12.8% | 2025 | 137/163 | 44/49 | −0.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.1% | 2025 | 165/180 | 49/49 | +2.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 181/210 | 35/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Government debt | 53.7% | 1994 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 23.9% | 2024 | 21/142 | 12/48 | −0.8 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 38.5% | 2023 | 22/142 | 16/47 | −6.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.61% | 2025 | 83/156 | 37/47 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 97.6% | 2025 | 10/184 | 4/52 | +27.6 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 91.9% | 2025 | 16/184 | 4/52 | +24.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 189.5% | 2025 | 11/184 | 4/52 | +52.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -6.3% | 2025 | 144/185 | 43/50 | −6.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 27.1% | 2025 | 7/197 | 1/51 | −110.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.0% | 2025 | 98/178 | 23/50 | +0.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 4.1m | 2019 | 42/196 | 25/51 | +74% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 2025 | 103/187 | 30/49 | −10.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 12.7% | 2025 | 96/187 | 31/49 | −19.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 67.0% | 2025 | 47/187 | 5/49 | +2.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 61.2% | 2025 | 44/187 | 8/49 | +2.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $22.6m | 1996 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.2% | 1996 | — | — | — | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $25.7 | 1996 | — | — | — | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0% | 2023 | 141/151 | 42/47 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.0% | 2023 | 146/151 | 45/47 | −0.2 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 13.9% | 2021 | 115/145 | 31/47 | −0.8 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 31.8 | 2023 | 106/151 | 21/47 | −14% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 119/167 | 14/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 14.3% | 2025 | 152/190 | 52/52 | +1.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.7% | 2011 | 27/141 | 20/27 | +1.9 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 98.1% | 2011 | 30/147 | 19/28 | +3.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 105.3% | 2024 | 51/191 | 10/53 | +6.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 106.7% | 2024 | 36/176 | 21/53 | +8.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 120.9% | 2024 | 3/172 | 2/52 | +68.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 102.2% | 2024 | 23/168 | 8/47 | +3.5 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.0 | 2017 | 144/173 | 29/48 | −23% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.7% | 2022 | 69/184 | 22/49 | −1.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.8 yrs | 2024 | 40/217 | 24/58 | +0.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 4.1 | 2024 | 156/196 | 20/52 | +86% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.0 | 2024 | 157/196 | 21/52 | +92% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 14 | 2023 | 139/194 | 11/51 | +40% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 8.1% | 2023 | 60/193 | 23/52 | +1.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $2,899 | 2023 | 32/193 | 23/52 | +51% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.56 | 2022 | 44/180 | 31/50 | +59% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 99% | 2024 | 4/193 | 1/51 | +13.0 pp | 84% | |
| Basic water | 99.7% | 2024 | 61/206 | 34/56 | −0.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.5% | 2024 | 38/203 | 16/54 | −0.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.6% | 2024 | 60/188 | 32/51 | +20.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 156.2 | 2024 | 27/210 | 4/56 | +21% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 37.6 | 2024 | 32/208 | 19/55 | +33% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 28/215 | 12/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 48/192 | 23/51 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.40 t | 2024 | 47/203 | 22/49 | −4.7% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 15.6% | 2021 | 119/212 | 35/54 | +8.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 15.1% | 2021 | 129/206 | 42/51 | +11.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 18.6% | 2024 | 135/214 | 36/57 | −0.1 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 10.4% | 2024 | 100/206 | 35/53 | +1.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 28.6% | 2022 | 48/177 | 12/47 | −4.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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