Income share held by lowest 20% in Cyprus
Cyprus: Income share held by lowest 20% was 8.6% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Income share held by lowest 20% in Cyprus, 2004β2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2023, income share held by lowest 20% in Cyprus stood at 8.6%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Cyprus peaked at 8.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2014.
That places Cyprus 25th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 4 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 28.15 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.252 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.18 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0713 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0713 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0818 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1485 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Cyprus?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Cyprus was 8.6% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2014.
- How does Cyprus rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Cyprus ranks 25th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.