At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition in Cyprus
Cyprus: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers … composition was 11.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Cyprus, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 45 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 … composition in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +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, 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 | 4.54 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.63 | 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)
- Population growth rate -0.343 (2100)
- Population density 138.03 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 51,005 (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 45 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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