Life expectancy by sex in Cyprus
Cyprus: Life expectancy by sex was 83.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Cyprus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Cyprus is 83.67 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Cyprus peaked at 83.93 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 60.15 years, in 1950.
That places Cyprus 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.74 years | 60.15 years | 66.69 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.86 years | 66.45 years | 70.94 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.84 years | 70.79 years | 74.84 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.03 years | 75.33 years | 78.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.32 years | 78.67 years | 80.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.8 years | 80.48 years | 83.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.68 years | 83.24 years | 83.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.23 years | 82.58 years | 83.67 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 42 New Zealand 83.77 years compare
- 43 Germany 83.76 years compare
- 44 Netherlands 83.74 years compare
- 46 Taiwan 83.61 years compare
- 47 Costa Rica 83.42 years compare
- 48 Qatar 83.37 years compare
More population data for Cyprus
- 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)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.38 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.38 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 45,750 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.38 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.38 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Cyprus?
- Life expectancy by sex in Cyprus was 83.67 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 83.93 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.15 years in 1950.
- How does Cyprus rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Cyprus ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.