Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 27.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Cyprus, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Cyprus is 27.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Cyprus peaked at 33.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2023.
Cyprus ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.0% | — |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.2% | 26.1% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 23.7% | 28.7% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Cyprus?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Cyprus was 27.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2023.
- How does Cyprus rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Cyprus ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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