Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Cyprus
Cyprus: Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio was 21.3% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Cyprus, 2010β2020
Source: Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 21.3% for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Cyprus peaked at 28.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 19th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
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)
- 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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Cyprus?
- Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio in Cyprus was 21.3% in 2020, according to Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT.
- What is the highest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest multidimensional poverty headcount ratio recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for multidimensional poverty headcount ratio?
- Cyprus ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is multidimensional poverty headcount ratio rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT, published as part of Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor