Population density in Cyprus

Cyprus had 147.0 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Cyprus, 2024 147.0 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +1.0% 2023: 145.6 people per km²
European Union, 2023 112.6 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Cyprus (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 111.2 people per km² Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 79th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Cyprus over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2024 147.0 people per km² –
2023 145.6 people per km² 112.6 people per km²
2022 144.1 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2021 142.6 people per km² 111.9 people per km²
2020 140.9 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2019 139.3 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2018 137.5 people per km² 111.8 people per km²
2017 135.7 people per km² 111.7 people per km²
2016 133.9 people per km² 111.5 people per km²
2015 132.0 people per km² 111.3 people per km²
2014 130.1 people per km² 111.0 people per km²
2013 128.1 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2012 126.1 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2011 124.1 people per km² 110.7 people per km²
2010 122.1 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2009 120.1 people per km² 110.8 people per km²
2008 118.1 people per km² 110.5 people per km²
2007 116.1 people per km² 110.1 people per km²
2006 114.1 people per km² 109.7 people per km²
2005 112.1 people per km² 109.3 people per km²
2004 110.2 people per km² 108.9 people per km²
2003 108.2 people per km² 108.5 people per km²
2002 106.2 people per km² 108.1 people per km²
2001 104.3 people per km² 107.8 people per km²
2000 102.6 people per km² 107.7 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 145.6 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 130.1 people per km², the figure has changed by +13.0%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Cyprus has the 79th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Cyprus
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates