Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Cyprus
Cyprus: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 13.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Cyprus, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 13.9% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Cyprus peaked at 16.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 48th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.1% | — |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.8% | 13.9% | 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Cyprus?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Cyprus was 13.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Cyprus ranks 48th out of 73 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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