Subjective poverty by tenure status in Cyprus
Cyprus: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Cyprus, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subjective poverty by tenure status in Cyprus is 18.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in Cyprus peaked at 60.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2025.
Cyprus ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52.5% | — |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -27.1% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -12.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 18.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 18.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.1% | 36.3% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 18.2% | 29.6% | 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 subjective poverty by tenure status in Cyprus?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in Cyprus was 18.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. 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 Subjective poverty by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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