Population growth rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Population growth rate was -0.343 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.343
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
134th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.57
in 1935
All-time low
-1.19
in 1974
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Cyprus, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Cyprus stood at -0.343.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Cyprus peaked at 2.57 in 1935 and was at its lowest, -1.19, in 1974.
Cyprus ranks 134th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.087 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0054 | -106.2% |
| 1900 | 1.33 | +24439.9% |
| 1905 | 1.45 | +8.6% |
| 1910 | 1.37 | -5.2% |
| 1915 | 1.26 | -8.0% |
| 1920 | 1.21 | -4.2% |
| 1925 | 1.12 | -7.0% |
| 1930 | 1.72 | +52.8% |
| 1935 | 2.57 | +49.7% |
| 1940 | 1.9 | -26.2% |
| 1945 | 0.9329 | -50.8% |
| 1950 | 1.41 | +50.9% |
| 1951 | 1.48 | +5.0% |
| 1952 | 1.55 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 1.59 | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 1.63 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 1.68 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 1.74 | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 1.82 | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 1.93 | +5.8% |
| 1959 | 2.04 | +5.8% |
| 1960 | 2.07 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.989 | -52.3% |
| 1962 | 1 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.916 | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.813 | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.882 | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.94 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.932 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.936 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.954 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.988 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 1.09 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.381 | -65.1% |
| 1974 | -1.19 | -412.6% |
| 1975 | 0.031 | -102.6% |
| 1976 | 0.763 | +2361.3% |
| 1977 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.775 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.796 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.829 | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.867 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 1.33 | +53.1% |
| 1983 | 1.73 | +30.1% |
| 1984 | 1.67 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.62 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 1.58 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.53 | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.48 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.42 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.37 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.3 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.53 | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 2.3 | +50.1% |
| 1994 | 2.17 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.06 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.98 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.91 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.84 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.78 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.72 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.72 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.84 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.83 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.76 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.71 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.68 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.66 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.64 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.64 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.63 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.52 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.48 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.45 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.42 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.11 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.949 | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 0.879 | -7.4% |
| 2026 | 0.804 | -8.5% |
| 2027 | 0.782 | -2.7% |
| 2028 | 0.711 | -9.1% |
| 2029 | 0.647 | -9.0% |
| 2030 | 0.619 | -4.3% |
| 2031 | 0.554 | -10.5% |
| 2032 | 0.537 | -3.1% |
| 2033 | 0.495 | -7.8% |
| 2034 | 0.456 | -7.9% |
| 2035 | 0.416 | -8.8% |
| 2036 | 0.403 | -3.1% |
| 2037 | 0.352 | -12.7% |
| 2038 | 0.338 | -4.0% |
| 2039 | 0.305 | -9.8% |
| 2040 | 0.276 | -9.5% |
| 2041 | 0.241 | -12.7% |
| 2042 | 0.209 | -13.3% |
| 2043 | 0.185 | -11.5% |
| 2044 | 0.171 | -7.6% |
| 2045 | 0.151 | -11.7% |
| 2046 | 0.142 | -6.0% |
| 2047 | 0.119 | -16.2% |
| 2048 | 0.105 | -11.8% |
| 2049 | 0.08 | -23.8% |
| 2050 | 0.075 | -6.3% |
| 2051 | 0.058 | -22.7% |
| 2052 | -0.003 | -105.2% |
| 2053 | -0.017 | +466.7% |
| 2054 | -0.026 | +52.9% |
| 2055 | -0.03 | +15.4% |
| 2056 | -0.033 | +10.0% |
| 2057 | -0.062 | +87.9% |
| 2058 | -0.091 | +46.8% |
| 2059 | -0.091 | -0.0% |
| 2060 | -0.122 | +34.1% |
| 2061 | -0.148 | +21.3% |
| 2062 | -0.213 | +43.9% |
| 2063 | -0.232 | +8.9% |
| 2064 | -0.255 | +9.9% |
| 2065 | -0.282 | +10.6% |
| 2066 | -0.31 | +9.9% |
| 2067 | -0.358 | +15.5% |
| 2068 | -0.395 | +10.3% |
| 2069 | -0.412 | +4.3% |
| 2070 | -0.431 | +4.6% |
| 2071 | -0.447 | +3.7% |
| 2072 | -0.502 | +12.3% |
| 2073 | -0.517 | +3.0% |
| 2074 | -0.535 | +3.5% |
| 2075 | -0.54 | +0.9% |
| 2076 | -0.533 | -1.3% |
| 2077 | -0.56 | +5.1% |
| 2078 | -0.556 | -0.7% |
| 2079 | -0.56 | +0.7% |
| 2080 | -0.567 | +1.2% |
| 2081 | -0.561 | -1.1% |
| 2082 | -0.529 | -5.7% |
| 2083 | -0.52 | -1.7% |
| 2084 | -0.515 | -1.0% |
| 2085 | -0.507 | -1.6% |
| 2086 | -0.496 | -2.2% |
| 2087 | -0.449 | -9.5% |
| 2088 | -0.429 | -4.5% |
| 2089 | -0.417 | -2.8% |
| 2090 | -0.392 | -6.0% |
| 2091 | -0.371 | -5.4% |
| 2092 | -0.362 | -2.4% |
| 2093 | -0.324 | -10.5% |
| 2094 | -0.324 | -0.0% |
| 2095 | -0.342 | +5.6% |
| 2096 | -0.33 | -3.5% |
| 2097 | -0.327 | -0.9% |
| 2098 | -0.348 | +6.4% |
| 2099 | -0.341 | -2.0% |
| 2100 | -0.343 | +0.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's -0.343 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's -0.343 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +24439.9% | 0.0054 | 1.33 |
| 1976 | +2361.3% | 0.031 | 0.763 |
| 2053 | -466.7% | -0.003 | -0.017 |
| 1974 | -412.6% | 0.381 | -1.19 |
| 1800 | +106.2% | -0.087 | 0.0054 |
| 1975 | +102.6% | -1.19 | 0.031 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.087 | -0.087 | -0.087 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0054 | 0.0054 | 0.0054 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.32 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.14 | 1.72 | 2.57 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.41 | 0.9329 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.69 | 1.41 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.04 | 0.813 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5438 | -1.19 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.41 | 0.829 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.22 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9105 | 0.647 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4475 | 0.305 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1679 | 0.08 | 0.276 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.022 | -0.091 | 0.075 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2727 | -0.412 | -0.122 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.5181 | -0.56 | -0.431 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.499 | -0.567 | -0.417 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3461 | -0.392 | -0.324 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.343 | -0.343 | -0.343 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Cyprus?
- Population growth rate in Cyprus was -0.343 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 in 1935.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.19 in 1974.
- How does Cyprus rank for population growth rate?
- Cyprus ranks 134th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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