At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Cyprus
Cyprus: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 21.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
21.7%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
35th
of 45 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2015
All-time low
21.0%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Cyprus is 21.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Cyprus peaked at 25.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2007.
That places Cyprus 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.7% | — |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 23.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 22.3% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.0% | 22.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More poverty & inequality data for Cyprus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,440 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -29.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 28.15 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 28.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Cyprus?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Cyprus was 21.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Cyprus ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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