Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region was 22.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
22.1%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
22nd
of 46 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2015
All-time low
22.1%
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Cyprus, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 22.1% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Cyprus peaked at 28.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 22nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 25.3% | — |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | -3.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 22.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.8%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 22.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 23.3% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 22.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 20 United Kingdom 23.1% compare
- 20 United Kingdom 23.1% compare
- 23 Germany 21.6% compare
- 24 Luxembourg 20.9% compare
- 25 Portugal 19.8% 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 persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Cyprus?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Cyprus was 22.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu?
- Cyprus ranks 22nd out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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