At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Cyprus
Cyprus: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 26.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 47 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2016
All-time low
20.0%
in 2006
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 26.0% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Cyprus peaked at 31.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2006.
Cyprus ranks 46th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.1% | — |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.0% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 25.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.9% | 28.5% | 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 included in) in Cyprus?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Cyprus was 26.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2006.
- How does Cyprus rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Cyprus ranks 46th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 included in social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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