Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Cyprus
Cyprus: Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status was 2.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Cyprus, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Cyprus is 2.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Cyprus peaked at 7.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 36th 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.
Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.9% | — |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -37.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 52% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.1% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 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 severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Cyprus?
- Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status in Cyprus was 2.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by tenure status recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by tenure status recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for severe material and social deprivation by tenure status?
- Cyprus ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by tenure status rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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