Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cyprus
Cyprus: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.667 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cyprus, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cyprus is 0.667 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cyprus peaked at 0.688 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3531 people per person, in 1960.
Cyprus ranks 102nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3531 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3638 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3707 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3761 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3803 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3836 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3865 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3893 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3924 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3961 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4008 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.407 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4149 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4271 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4609 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5041 people per person | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5327 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5548 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5758 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5945 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6107 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6238 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6334 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6404 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6465 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6519 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6568 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6612 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.665 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6684 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6714 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6739 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6761 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.678 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6799 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6817 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6834 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6848 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6861 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6871 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6877 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.688 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6879 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6871 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6859 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6843 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6825 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6806 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6787 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6768 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6752 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.674 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.673 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6721 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6712 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6704 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6696 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6689 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6683 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6677 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6672 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6667 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6667 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6667 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6668 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.667 people per person | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.667 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 83% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.667 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3792 people per person | 0.3531 people per person | 0.3961 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4873 people per person | 0.4008 people per person | 0.5945 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6458 people per person | 0.6107 people per person | 0.6684 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6802 people per person | 0.6714 people per person | 0.6871 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.684 people per person | 0.6768 people per person | 0.688 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.671 people per person | 0.6677 people per person | 0.6752 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6669 people per person | 0.6667 people per person | 0.6672 people per person | 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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cyprus?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cyprus was 0.667 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.688 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3531 people per person in 1960.
- How does Cyprus rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.