Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 14.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Cyprus, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 14.6% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Cyprus peaked at 23.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2024.
Cyprus ranks 40th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23.7% | — |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -17.6% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.5% | 23.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.7% | 18.8% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Cyprus?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Cyprus was 14.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Cyprus ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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