At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Cyprus
Cyprus: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 11.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Cyprus, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 11.3% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 213.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Cyprus peaked at 11.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2015.
Cyprus ranks 20th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.6% | — |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +81.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -30.1% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +58.6% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | +13.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 11.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 11.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 5.8% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More population data for Cyprus
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5221 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0299 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,392 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4899 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8322 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 138.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 51,005 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Cyprus?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Cyprus was 11.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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