Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions was 16.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Cyprus, 2010–2023
Source: National Government – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Cyprus is 16.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Cyprus peaked at 28.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2022.
That places Cyprus 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.7% | 21.3% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 28.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.252 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0713 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0713 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0818 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1485 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Cyprus?
- Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions in Cyprus was 16.7% in 2023, according to National Government – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions?
- Cyprus ranks 33rd out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from National Government – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in multidimensional poverty according to national definitions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%)