Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Cyprus, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Cyprus is 2.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Cyprus peaked at 3.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2017.
That places Cyprus 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.7% | — |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +62.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Cyprus?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Cyprus was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2017.
- How does Cyprus rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Cyprus ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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