Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Cyprus
Cyprus: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Cyprus stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 82.1% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Cyprus peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
Cyprus ranks 120th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -49.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -69.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +117.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -68.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +574.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -58.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +126.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -40.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +62.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +94.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -60.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -53.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -60.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +82.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 4% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More poverty & inequality data for Cyprus
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Cyprus?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Cyprus was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Cyprus ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.