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Population in Cyprus

Cyprus: Population was 1.34 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.34 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
157th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.34 million people
in 2023
All-time low
110,000 people
in 1700
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Cyprus, 1000–2023

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Cyprus is 1.34 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Cyprus peaked at 1.34 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 110,000 people, in 1700.

That places Cyprus 157th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 150,000 people 150,000 people 150,000 people 1
1100s 150,000 people 150,000 people 150,000 people 1
1200s 170,000 people 170,000 people 170,000 people 1
1300s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1400s 150,000 people 150,000 people 150,000 people 1
1500s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1600s 120,000 people 120,000 people 120,000 people 1
1700s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1710s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1720s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1730s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1740s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1750s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1760s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1770s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1780s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1790s 110,000 people 110,000 people 110,000 people 1
1800s 184,482 people 184,392 people 184,572 people 10
1810s 184,682 people 184,592 people 184,773 people 10
1820s 184,883 people 184,793 people 184,973 people 10
1830s 185,084 people 184,993 people 185,174 people 10
1840s 185,285 people 185,194 people 185,375 people 10
1850s 185,442 people 185,395 people 185,488 people 10
1860s 185,545 people 185,499 people 185,592 people 10
1870s 185,692 people 185,602 people 186,127 people 10
1880s 195,971 people 187,005 people 206,219 people 10
1890s 220,848 people 208,704 people 233,564 people 10
1900s 252,556 people 236,693 people 269,168 people 10
1910s 289,277 people 272,882 people 305,960 people 10
1920s 326,259 people 309,680 people 343,959 people 10
1930s 390,853 people 349,917 people 435,824 people 10
1940s 467,325 people 444,169 people 488,274 people 10
1950s 531,314 people 493,883 people 574,569 people 10
1960s 615,002 people 586,493 people 641,196 people 10
1970s 663,015 people 647,443 people 677,552 people 10
1980s 726,792 people 683,082 people 777,429 people 10
1990s 855,471 people 788,355 people 931,235 people 10
2000s 1.03 million people 947,667 people 1.11 million people 10
2010s 1.21 million people 1.13 million people 1.29 million people 10
2020s 1.32 million people 1.30 million people 1.34 million people 4

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 154 Trinidad and Tobago 1.50 million people compare
  2. 155 East Timor 1.38 million people compare
  3. 156 Estonia 1.37 million people compare
  4. 158 Mauritius 1.27 million people compare
  5. 159 Eswatini 1.23 million people compare
  6. 160 Djibouti 1.15 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Cyprus?
Population in Cyprus was 1.34 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1.34 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 110,000 people in 1700.
How does Cyprus rank for population?
Cyprus ranks 157th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.