At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Cyprus
Cyprus: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 14.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14.9
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
16.2
in 2015
All-time low
13.7
in 2021
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 14.9 for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Cyprus peaked at 16.2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.7, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.1 | — |
| 2006 | 15.6 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 15.5 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.9 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 15.8 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 14.7 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.3 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 14.4 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 16.1 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.7 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.4 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.1 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.8 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.7 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 14.7 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 14.9 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.6 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 14.9 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.78 | 15.5 | 16.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.33 | 14.4 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More poverty & inequality data for Cyprus
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.39 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,440 (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 revenues vs income inequality 28.15 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2004)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.252 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Cyprus?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Cyprus was 14.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7 in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Cyprus ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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