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Employment-to-population ratio — Cyprus

Employment-to-population ratio in Cyprus in 2025 — 63.66%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 4.76 pp.

2025 63.66% −0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank 44of 182
Period maximum 63.98%2023
Period minimum 53.71%2013

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Cyprus, 1991–20255055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 58.9%1992: 59.12%1993: 58.9%1994: 59.04%1995: 59.19%1996: 58.91%1997: 58.67%1998: 58.62%1999: 57.14%2000: 57.48%2001: 59.41%2002: 59.77%2003: 60.46%2004: 60.27%2005: 59.83%2006: 60.39%2007: 61.3%2008: 61.29%2009: 60.14%2010: 60.11%2011: 58.76%2012: 56.29%2013: 53.71%2014: 54.11%2015: 54.52%2016: 55.47%2017: 57.2%2018: 59.82%2019: 61.38%2020: 60.64%2021: 61.48%2022: 63.02%2023: 63.98%2024: 63.9%2025: 63.66%
Change over the period: +4.76 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 63.66%
World 58.06%
Europe & Central Asia 55.11%
Western Asia computed 47.01%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.66 −0.23 pp
2024 63.9 −0.08 pp
2023 63.98 +0.96 pp
2022 63.02 +1.54 pp
2021 61.48 +0.85 pp
2020 60.64 −0.75 pp
2019 61.38 +1.56 pp
2018 59.82 +2.63 pp
2017 57.2 +1.73 pp
2016 55.47 +0.95 pp
2015 54.52 +0.41 pp
2014 54.11 +0.41 pp
2013 53.71 −2.58 pp
2012 56.29 −2.47 pp
2011 58.76 −1.35 pp
2010 60.11 −0.03 pp
2009 60.14 −1.15 pp
2008 61.29 −0.02 pp
2007 61.3 +0.91 pp
2006 60.39 +0.57 pp
2005 59.83 −0.44 pp
2004 60.27 −0.19 pp
2003 60.46 +0.68 pp
2002 59.77 +0.36 pp
2001 59.41 +1.93 pp
2000 57.48 +0.35 pp
1999 57.14 −1.48 pp
1998 58.62 −0.05 pp
1997 58.67 −0.24 pp
1996 58.91 −0.29 pp
1995 59.19 +0.15 pp
1994 59.04 +0.14 pp
1993 58.9 −0.22 pp
1992 59.12 +0.22 pp
1991 58.9 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 86.9 AE United Arab Emirates 76.89 KW Kuwait 71.77 BH Bahrain 69.65 OM Oman 66.15 CY Cyprus 63.66 IL Israel 63.2 SA Saudi Arabia 63.12 AZ Azerbaijan 59.83 GE Georgia 56.53 AM Armenia 51.74 TR Türkiye 49.75 IQ Iraq 35.1 JO Jordan 33.43 SY Syria 31.89 YE Yemen 27.37
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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