Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Cyprus
Cyprus: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 2.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2.2 for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Cyprus peaked at 3.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2015.
That places Cyprus 37th out of 37 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, sex and poverty status - total population in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.2 | — |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 3.3 | +106.2% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | +34.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9 | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 2.4 | +71.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4 | +36.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3 | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5 | +52.2% |
| 2023 | 2.9 | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 2.4 | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 2.2 | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 34 United Kingdom 4.8 compare
- 35 Malta 4.7 compare
- 36 Netherlands 4.1 compare
More population data for Cyprus
- 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)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.343 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.4895 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.6479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 45,750 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Cyprus?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Cyprus was 2.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 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 - total population?
- Cyprus ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. 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 - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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