Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 167 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Cyprus, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Cyprus stood at 167 Thousand persons.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Cyprus peaked at 192 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 158 Thousand persons, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 tenure status in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 192 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 191 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 182 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 164 Thousand persons | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 167 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 163 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 158 Thousand persons | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 162 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 164 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 164 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 167 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 179.2 Thousand persons | 164 Thousand persons | 192 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 163 Thousand persons | 158 Thousand persons | 167 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Cyprus?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Cyprus was 167 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 192 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 158 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Cyprus ranks 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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