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Cyprus

Cyprus / CY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Cyprus in numbers.

Area9,250 kmยฒWorld # 165 โ†’Population1.4MWorld # 154 โ†’Population density148.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 72 โ†’Life expectancy81.8 yearsWorld # 40 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 41,783World # 39 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Cyprus across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area9,250 kmยฒWorld # 165 / 2023 โ†’Population1.4MWorld # 154 / 2025 โ†’Population density148.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 72 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.9%World # 107 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 180 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 150 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 117 / 2024 โ†’Median age37.8 yearsWorld # 76 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+14.9%World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416.1%World # 162 / 2025 โ†’Urban population66.7%World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Net migration7.7KWorld # 46 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate5.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 20 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share14.9%World # 56 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy81.8 yearsWorld # 40 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy70.7 yearsWorld # 11 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 45 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate32.5%World # 21 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 41,783World # 39 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 41.2BWorld # 105 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 64,575World # 33 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.8%World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.1%World # 175 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.9%World # 102 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment12.7%World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,840 hours/yearWorld # 79 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)31.8World # 117 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.7%World # 69 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people1,686.5 per million peopleWorld # 49 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 54 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people0.7 per million peopleWorld # 121 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,876 kcal/dayWorld # 107 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person77.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 51 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production21.1K tWorld # 95 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area18.7%World # 134 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person3,842 kWh/personWorld # 56 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.4 tWorld # 60 / 2024 โ†’Internet use89.6%World # 64 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions156.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 152 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate5.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 155 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 81 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament14.3%World # 154 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals4.1MWorld # 42 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 663MWorld # 92 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 95.4%Main languageGreekMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2025Top export categoryVehicles and transport equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal2,120 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightGreekLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country