Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cyprus
Cyprus: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0713 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0713
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
223rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.228
in 1950
All-time low
0.0713
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cyprus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.0713 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cyprus peaked at 0.228 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0713, in 2023.
Cyprus ranks 223rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.228 | — |
| 1951 | 0.2209 | -3.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2139 | -3.2% |
| 1953 | 0.2091 | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 0.2011 | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1951 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1895 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1847 | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1796 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1746 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1696 | -2.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1648 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1605 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1764 | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1726 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1494 | -13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1462 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1429 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.14 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1373 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1343 | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1317 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1291 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1265 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1403 | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1212 | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1188 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1164 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1139 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1114 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1088 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1066 | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1041 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1022 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1002 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0982 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0965 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0952 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0942 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.093 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0922 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0913 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0904 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0898 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.089 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0881 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0869 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0859 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0858 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.084 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0831 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0819 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0808 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.08 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0793 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0785 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0776 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0768 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.076 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0753 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0747 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0742 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0736 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0732 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.073 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0726 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0723 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0722 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0721 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0721 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0817 | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0835 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0776 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0713 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1996 | 0.1746 | 0.228 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.156 | 0.1373 | 0.1764 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1244 | 0.1114 | 0.1403 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0999 | 0.093 | 0.1088 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0883 | 0.084 | 0.0922 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0789 | 0.0753 | 0.0831 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.073 | 0.0721 | 0.0747 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0785 | 0.0713 | 0.0835 | 4 |
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 lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cyprus?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Cyprus was 0.0713 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.228 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0713 in 2023.
- How does Cyprus rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Cyprus ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.