Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU was 22.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
22.1%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
20th
of 46 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2015
All-time low
22.1%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2007–2020
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Cyprus, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 22.1% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 tenure status - eu in Cyprus peaked at 28.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2020.
That places Cyprus 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - EU in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 25.2% | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.3% | 25.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 22.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.1% compare
- 18 United Kingdom 23.1% compare
- 21 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 21.8% compare
- 22 Germany 21.6% compare
- 23 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 21.2% 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 tenure status - eu in Cyprus?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - eu in Cyprus was 22.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - 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 tenure status - 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 tenure status - eu?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status - 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 tenure status - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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