Population growth rate with and without migration in Cyprus

Cyprus: Population growth rate with and without migration was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
110th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 1993
All-time low
-1.2%
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population growth rate with and without migration in Cyprus, 1950–2023

-1012195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, population growth rate with and without migration in Cyprus stood at 1.0%.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Cyprus peaked at 2.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 1974.

That places Cyprus 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Population growth rate with and without migration in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Population growth rate with and without migration in Cyprus, 1950 to 2023.
Year % Change
1950 1.4%
1951 1.5% +5.0%
1952 1.5% +4.7%
1953 1.6% +2.6%
1954 1.6% +2.6%
1955 1.7% +2.9%
1956 1.7% +3.8%
1957 1.8% +4.5%
1958 1.9% +5.8%
1959 2.0% +5.8%
1960 2.1% +1.8%
1961 1.0% -52.3%
1962 1.0% +1.1%
1963 0.9% -8.4%
1964 0.8% -11.2%
1965 0.9% +8.5%
1966 0.9% +6.6%
1967 0.9% -0.9%
1968 0.9% +0.4%
1969 1.0% +1.9%
1970 1.0% +3.6%
1971 1.0% +5.4%
1972 1.1% +4.8%
1973 0.4% -65.1%
1974 -1.2% -412.6%
1975 0.0% -102.6%
1976 0.8% +2361.3%
1977 0.8% +0.0%
1978 0.8% +1.6%
1979 0.8% +2.7%
1980 0.8% +4.1%
1981 0.9% +4.6%
1982 1.3% +53.1%
1983 1.7% +30.1%
1984 1.7% -3.4%
1985 1.6% -2.6%
1986 1.6% -2.5%
1987 1.5% -3.1%
1988 1.5% -3.8%
1989 1.4% -3.6%
1990 1.4% -3.7%
1991 1.3% -5.1%
1992 1.5% +17.8%
1993 2.3% +50.1%
1994 2.2% -5.8%
1995 2.1% -4.8%
1996 2.0% -3.9%
1997 1.9% -3.5%
1998 1.8% -3.6%
1999 1.8% -3.4%
2000 1.7% -3.1%
2001 1.7% +0.0%
2002 1.8% +6.7%
2003 1.8% -0.5%
2004 1.8% -1.7%
2005 1.8% -1.9%
2006 1.7% -1.6%
2007 1.7% -1.5%
2008 1.7% -1.7%
2009 1.7% -1.3%
2010 1.6% -0.9%
2011 1.6% +0.1%
2012 1.6% -0.9%
2013 1.5% -6.4%
2014 1.5% -2.8%
2015 1.4% -2.4%
2016 1.4% -1.5%
2017 1.3% -6.3%
2018 1.3% -4.4%
2019 1.2% -4.5%
2020 1.2% -2.3%
2021 1.1% -6.6%
2022 1.0% -8.8%
2023 1.0% +0.7%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 14.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population growth rate with and without migration 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.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +2361.3% 0.0% 0.8%
1974 -412.6% 0.4% -1.2%
1975 +102.6% -1.2% 0.0%
1973 -65.1% 1.1% 0.4%
1982 +53.1% 0.9% 1.3%
1961 -52.3% 2.1% 1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.7% 1.4% 2.0% 10
1960s 1.0% 0.8% 2.1% 10
1970s 0.5% -1.2% 1.1% 10
1980s 1.4% 0.8% 1.7% 10
1990s 1.8% 1.3% 2.3% 10
2000s 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 10
2010s 1.5% 1.2% 1.6% 10
2020s 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 4

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 107 Norway 1.1% compare
  2. 108 Colombia 1.1% compare
  3. 109 East Timor 1.1% compare
  4. 111 Libya 1.0% compare
  5. 112 Morocco 1.0% compare
  6. 113 Australia 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate with and without migration in Cyprus?
Population growth rate with and without migration in Cyprus was 1.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1993.
What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 1974.
How does Cyprus rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
Cyprus ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population growth rate with and without migration
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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