In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Cyprus
Cyprus: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 10.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10.6%
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
41st
of 49 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2015
All-time low
10.6%
in 2025
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 10.6% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Cyprus peaked at 17.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2025.
Cyprus ranks 41st of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.7% | — |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +40.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -25.9% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +30.6% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -29.5% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +12.8% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | -19.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 10.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 63% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 10.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.9% | 13.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.6% | 16.6% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Cyprus?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Cyprus was 10.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Cyprus ranks 41st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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