Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Cyprus
Cyprus: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 14.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 14.5% for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Cyprus peaked at 17.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2018.
Cyprus ranks 47th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.5% | — |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.5% | 16.7% | 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Cyprus?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Cyprus was 14.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2018.
- How does Cyprus rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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