Employment rate in Kýpros

The employment rate in Kýpros was 81.3% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 20 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Kýpros, 2025 81.3% % of people aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.2percentage points 2024: 80.1%
Cyprus, 2025 81.3% Country total
Position in 2025 66th of 289 See the full ranking

Employment rate in Kýpros over time

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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region (% of people aged 20 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period KýprosCyprus
2025 81.3% 81.3%
2024 80.1% 80.1%
2023 79.8% 79.8%
2022 78.6% 78.6%
2021 76.3%b (break in time series) 76.3%b (break in time series)
2020 75.2% 75.2%
2019 75.8% 75.8%
2018 73.9% 73.9%
2017 70.8% 70.8%
2016 68.7% 68.7%
2015 67.9% 67.9%
2014 67.6% 67.6%
2013 67.2% 67.2%
2012 70.2% 70.2%
2011 73.4% 73.4%
2010 75.0% 75.0%
2009 75.3%b (break in time series) 75.3%b (break in time series)
2008 76.5% 76.5%
2007 76.8% 76.8%
2006 75.8% 75.8%
2005 74.4%b (break in time series) 74.4%b (break in time series)
2004 75.7% 75.7%
2003 75.4% 75.4%
2002 75.1% 75.1%
2001 74.1% 74.1%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 80.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 67.9%, the figure has changed by +13.4 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Kýpros has the 66th highest value.
  • The figure for Cyprus in 2025 was 81.3%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfe2emprt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y20-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Kýpros
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat