Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by was 82.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
82.5%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
8th
of 47 countries
All-time high
91.5%
in 2006
All-time low
78.6%
in 2019
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Cyprus stood at 82.5%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Cyprus peaked at 91.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2019.
That places Cyprus 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 90.2% | — |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 82.5% | -1.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 82.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 82.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.9%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 84.7% | 91.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 78.6% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 78.7% | 83.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 138.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 51,005 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Cyprus?
- Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Cyprus was 82.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2019.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by?
- Cyprus ranks 8th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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