Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Cyprus

Labor force participation rate in Cyprus in 2025 — 66.96%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 6.64 pp.

2025 66.96% −0.23 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 182
Period maximum 67.95%2023
Period minimum 60.32%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Cyprus, 1990–2025606264666819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 60.32%1991: 60.73%1992: 60.38%1993: 60.53%1994: 60.68%1995: 60.77%1996: 60.79%1997: 60.74%1998: 60.62%1999: 60.48%2000: 60.36%2001: 61.91%2002: 61.83%2003: 63.07%2004: 63.28%2005: 63.3%2006: 63.3%2007: 63.82%2008: 63.68%2009: 63.7%2010: 64.19%2011: 63.83%2012: 64.04%2013: 64.04%2014: 64.63%2015: 64.16%2016: 63.76%2017: 64.38%2018: 65.38%2019: 66.11%2020: 65.73%2021: 66.48%2022: 67.62%2023: 67.95%2024: 67.19%2025: 66.96%
Change over the period: +6.64 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cyprus 66.96%
World 60.98%
Western Asia computed 51.54%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.96 −0.23 pp
2024 67.19 −0.76 pp
2023 67.95 +0.32 pp
2022 67.62 +1.15 pp
2021 66.48 +0.74 pp
2020 65.73 −0.38 pp
2019 66.11 +0.73 pp
2018 65.38 +1 pp
2017 64.38 +0.61 pp
2016 63.76 −0.4 pp
2015 64.16 −0.47 pp
2014 64.63 +0.6 pp
2013 64.04 +0 pp
2012 64.04 +0.21 pp
2011 63.83 −0.36 pp
2010 64.19 +0.49 pp
2009 63.7 +0.02 pp
2008 63.68 −0.15 pp
2007 63.82 +0.52 pp
2006 63.3 +0 pp
2005 63.3 +0.01 pp
2004 63.28 +0.21 pp
2003 63.07 +1.24 pp
2002 61.83 −0.08 pp
2001 61.91 +1.55 pp
2000 60.36 −0.12 pp
1999 60.48 −0.14 pp
1998 60.62 −0.11 pp
1997 60.74 −0.06 pp
1996 60.79 +0.02 pp
1995 60.77 +0.09 pp
1994 60.68 +0.15 pp
1993 60.53 +0.15 pp
1992 60.38 −0.34 pp
1991 60.73 +0.41 pp
1990 60.32

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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