Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Cyprus
Cyprus: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 7.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Cyprus, 2004–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Cyprus stood at 7.5%.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Cyprus peaked at 10.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2005.
That places Cyprus 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 4 |
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 poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Cyprus?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Cyprus was 7.5% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
- How does Cyprus rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Cyprus ranks 101st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.