Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Cyprus
Cyprus: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 17.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Cyprus, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Cyprus stood at 17.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Cyprus peaked at 59.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2025.
Cyprus ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 51.2% | — |
| 2011 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -22.7% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | -12.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 17.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.8%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 17.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.4% | 34.4% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 17.5% | 27.7% | 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 subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Cyprus?
- Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Cyprus was 17.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.1%. 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 Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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