Severe material and social deprivation in Cyprus
2.2% of people in Cyprus were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Cyprus, 2025
2.2%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
28th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Cyprus over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cyprus | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | 9.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 2.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.9%, the figure has changed by −5.7 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Cyprus has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
More for Cyprus
All statistics for Cyprus
Poverty or social exclusion rate
17.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Inability to keep home adequately warm
11.3%
2025 · Eurostat
At-risk-of-poverty rate
14.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
31.2 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.60 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
31.8 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank