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
28th
of 45 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 28th out of 45 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 | Percentage | 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% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 14.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 14.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 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 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 28th out of 45 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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