In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Cyprus
Cyprus: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 4.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4.0%
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
33rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 2020
All-time low
4.0%
in 2025
Years of data
21
2005–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Cyprus stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Cyprus peaked at 6.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.2% | — |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 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 type of contract in Cyprus?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Cyprus was 4.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Cyprus ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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