Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Cyprus
Cyprus: Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person was 2.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2.1 for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Cyprus peaked at 3.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2015.
That places Cyprus 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.3 | — |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 3.4 | +112.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7 | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6 | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | +78.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6 | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4 | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | +54.2% |
| 2023 | 3.1 | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 2.4 | -22.6% |
| 2025 | 2.1 | -12.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.35, 15% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.6, 18% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate by age: population without single-person in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +112.5% | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | +78.6% | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | +54.2% | 2.4 | 3.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.38 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.72 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 47 Netherlands 3.7 compare
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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 overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Cyprus?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Cyprus was 2.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- Cyprus ranks 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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