Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cyprus
Cyprus: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 467,747 people in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
467,747 people
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
145th
of 238 countries
All-time high
482,251 people
in 2039
All-time low
109,126 people
in 1800
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cyprus, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 467,747 people for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in 2050.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cyprus peaked at 482,251 people in 2039 and was at its lowest, 109,126 people, in 1800.
Cyprus ranks 145th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 149,984 people | — |
| 1100 | 149,979 people | -0.0% |
| 1200 | 169,968 people | +13.3% |
| 1300 | 199,950 people | +17.6% |
| 1400 | 149,950 people | -25.0% |
| 1500 | 199,911 people | +33.3% |
| 1600 | 119,928 people | -40.0% |
| 1700 | 109,913 people | -8.4% |
| 1710 | 109,883 people | -0.0% |
| 1720 | 109,853 people | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 109,817 people | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 109,771 people | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 109,714 people | -0.1% |
| 1760 | 109,642 people | -0.1% |
| 1770 | 109,553 people | -0.1% |
| 1780 | 109,441 people | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 109,301 people | -0.1% |
| 1800 | 109,126 people | -0.2% |
| 1810 | 116,828 people | +7.1% |
| 1820 | 124,436 people | +6.5% |
| 1830 | 131,921 people | +6.0% |
| 1840 | 139,246 people | +5.6% |
| 1850 | 146,364 people | +5.1% |
| 1860 | 161,839 people | +10.6% |
| 1870 | 176,831 people | +9.3% |
| 1880 | 191,187 people | +8.1% |
| 1890 | 204,708 people | +7.1% |
| 1900 | 217,135 people | +6.1% |
| 1910 | 245,209 people | +12.9% |
| 1920 | 271,565 people | +10.7% |
| 1930 | 294,545 people | +8.5% |
| 1940 | 313,030 people | +6.3% |
| 1950 | 383,026 people | +22.4% |
| 1951 | 385,853 people | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 388,440 people | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 390,771 people | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 392,834 people | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 394,694 people | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 396,441 people | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 394,916 people | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 389,136 people | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 382,640 people | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 379,417 people | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 378,880 people | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 378,481 people | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 378,854 people | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 379,585 people | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 380,753 people | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 382,444 people | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 384,286 people | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 385,942 people | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 387,218 people | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 387,918 people | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 387,849 people | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 386,766 people | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 381,532 people | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 357,579 people | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 326,975 people | -8.6% |
| 1976 | 309,371 people | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 296,995 people | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 285,181 people | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 274,722 people | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 265,941 people | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 259,164 people | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 255,353 people | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 254,343 people | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 254,313 people | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 254,528 people | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 255,002 people | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 255,722 people | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 256,651 people | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 257,772 people | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 259,077 people | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 260,527 people | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 262,490 people | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 265,966 people | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 270,378 people | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 274,603 people | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 278,744 people | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 282,889 people | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 287,094 people | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 291,418 people | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 295,931 people | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 300,784 people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 306,343 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 312,751 people | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 319,707 people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 327,071 people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 334,742 people | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 342,620 people | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 350,583 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 358,509 people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 366,282 people | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 373,780 people | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 381,073 people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 388,196 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 395,115 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 401,945 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 408,710 people | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 415,281 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 421,560 people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 427,590 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 433,413 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 439,035 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 443,752 people | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 448,227 people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 452,547 people | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 456,529 people | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 460,152 people | +0.8% |
| 2027 | 463,515 people | +0.7% |
| 2028 | 466,618 people | +0.7% |
| 2029 | 469,355 people | +0.6% |
| 2030 | 471,817 people | +0.5% |
| 2031 | 473,990 people | +0.5% |
| 2032 | 475,897 people | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 477,587 people | +0.4% |
| 2034 | 478,998 people | +0.3% |
| 2035 | 480,128 people | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 481,036 people | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 481,689 people | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 482,081 people | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 482,251 people | +0.0% |
| 2040 | 482,156 people | -0.0% |
| 2041 | 481,789 people | -0.1% |
| 2042 | 481,140 people | -0.1% |
| 2043 | 480,230 people | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 479,101 people | -0.2% |
| 2045 | 477,755 people | -0.3% |
| 2046 | 476,202 people | -0.3% |
| 2047 | 474,435 people | -0.4% |
| 2048 | 472,438 people | -0.4% |
| 2049 | 470,202 people | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 467,747 people | -0.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 467,747 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 467,747 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 million people, 43% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | -40.0% | 199,911 people | 119,928 people |
| 1500 | +33.3% | 149,950 people | 199,911 people |
| 1400 | -25.0% | 199,950 people | 149,950 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 149,984 people | 149,984 people | 149,984 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 149,979 people | 149,979 people | 149,979 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 169,968 people | 169,968 people | 169,968 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 199,950 people | 199,950 people | 199,950 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 149,950 people | 149,950 people | 149,950 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 199,911 people | 199,911 people | 199,911 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 119,928 people | 119,928 people | 119,928 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 109,913 people | 109,913 people | 109,913 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 109,883 people | 109,883 people | 109,883 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 109,853 people | 109,853 people | 109,853 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 109,817 people | 109,817 people | 109,817 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 109,771 people | 109,771 people | 109,771 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 109,714 people | 109,714 people | 109,714 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 109,642 people | 109,642 people | 109,642 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 109,553 people | 109,553 people | 109,553 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 109,441 people | 109,441 people | 109,441 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 109,301 people | 109,301 people | 109,301 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 109,126 people | 109,126 people | 109,126 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 116,828 people | 116,828 people | 116,828 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 124,436 people | 124,436 people | 124,436 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 131,921 people | 131,921 people | 131,921 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 139,246 people | 139,246 people | 139,246 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 146,364 people | 146,364 people | 146,364 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 161,839 people | 161,839 people | 161,839 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 176,831 people | 176,831 people | 176,831 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 191,187 people | 191,187 people | 191,187 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 204,708 people | 204,708 people | 204,708 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 217,135 people | 217,135 people | 217,135 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 245,209 people | 245,209 people | 245,209 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 271,565 people | 271,565 people | 271,565 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 294,545 people | 294,545 people | 294,545 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 313,030 people | 313,030 people | 313,030 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 389,875 people | 382,640 people | 396,441 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 381,586 people | 378,481 people | 387,218 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 339,489 people | 274,722 people | 387,918 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 256,879 people | 254,313 people | 265,941 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 273,319 people | 259,077 people | 291,418 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 324,904 people | 295,931 people | 358,509 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 397,953 people | 366,282 people | 427,590 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 453,314 people | 433,413 people | 469,355 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 478,547 people | 471,817 people | 482,251 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 477,545 people | 470,202 people | 482,156 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 467,747 people | 467,747 people | 467,747 people | 1 |
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- Population density 138.03 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cyprus?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cyprus was 467,747 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 482,251 people in 2039.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,126 people in 1800.
- How does Cyprus rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cyprus ranks 145th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.