Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Cyprus
Cyprus: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 26.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Cyprus, 2004–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 26.9% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Cyprus peaked at 46.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 99th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.1% | — |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -5.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 26.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 26.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 29.0% | 39.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 28.9% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.9% | 28.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More poverty & inequality data for Cyprus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Cyprus?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Cyprus was 26.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Cyprus ranks 99th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.