Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Cyprus
Cyprus: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 977 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Cyprus, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Cyprus is 977 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Cyprus peaked at 977 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 843 Thousand persons, in 2015.
That places Cyprus 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 843 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 845 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 851 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 860 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 885 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 897 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 909 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 924 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 944 Thousand persons | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 961 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 977 Thousand persons | +1.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 977 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 15% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 977 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 13% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 856.8 Thousand persons | 843 Thousand persons | 885 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 935.33 Thousand persons | 897 Thousand persons | 977 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 36 North Macedonia 1,823 Thousand persons compare
- 37 Estonia 1,353 Thousand persons compare
- 37 Estonia 1,353 Thousand persons compare
- 40 Luxembourg 673 Thousand persons compare
- 41 Montenegro 619 Thousand persons compare
- 42 Malta 564 Thousand persons compare
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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Cyprus?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Cyprus was 977 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 977 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 843 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Cyprus ranks 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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