Part-time employment in Cyprus
7.7% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Cyprus worked part-time in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Cyprus, 2025
7.7%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
17.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.8%
Position in 2025
22nd of 34
Part-time employment in Cyprus over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cyprus | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.7% | 17.7% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | 17.7% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | 17.7% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | 17.5% |
| 2021 | 10.3%b (break in time series) | 17.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 9.9% | 18.2% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | 18.3% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | 18.3% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | 18.6% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | 18.7% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | 18.7% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | 18.6% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | 18.1% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | 17.7% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | 17.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5%b (break in time series) | 16.9% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | 16.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | 16.3% |
| 2005 | 7.6%b (break in time series) | 16.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 7.5% | 15.3% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | 14.6% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | 14.2% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 7.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 13.0%, the figure has changed by −5.3 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Cyprus has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.
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Usual weekly working hours
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
81.3%
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.4%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
13.5%
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Long-term unemployment rate
0.9%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
76.3%
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