Life expectancy estimates and projections in Cyprus

Life expectancy at birth in Cyprus was 81.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Cyprus, 2023 (latest estimate) 81.6 Years
Change from 2022 +1.5% 2022: 80.4 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 81.9 years Middle value of 27 countries
Projection for 2030 82.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 85.7 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 91.4 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 37th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Cyprus over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Cyprus
2100 91.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 90.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 90.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 89.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 89.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 88.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 88.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 87.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 86.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 86.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 85.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 85.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 84.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 83.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 82.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 82.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 81.6 years
2022 80.4 years
2021 80.6 years
2020 81.2 years
2019 81.5 years
2018 81.6 years
2017 81.5 years
2016 81.5 years
2015 81.5 years
2014 81.3 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5% from 80.4 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 81.3 years, the figure has changed by +0.4%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Cyprus has the 37th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Cyprus
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024