Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-17. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Cyprus →
Population on 1 January982,9662025+1.7% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100992024 p+2 year on year1 of 1 · CyprusUnemployment rate (15–74)4.4%2025-0.4 pp year on year1 of 1 · CyprusHousehold disposable income per inhabitant21,900 PPS2024 p+7.4% year on year1 of 1 · CyprusLife expectancy at birth83.52024+0.5 year on year1 of 1 · CyprusPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education52.1%2025+0.6 pp year on year1 of 1 · Cyprus
How it compares with the regions of Europe
Each grey dot is a NUTS 2 region of Europe, for the period most of them publish. Kýpros in blue; the dashed line marks the EU-27 average. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend |  Cyprus | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 34,770 M€ | +7.2% | — | 1 / 1 | 164 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 35,700 € | +5.3% | 35,700 € | 1 / 1 | 130 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 39,500 PPS | +5.6% | 39,500 PPS | 1 / 1 | 94 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 99 | +2 | 99 | 1 / 1 | 93 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 30,865 M€ | +7.3% | — | 1 / 1 | 164 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 2,142 M€ | +2.9% | — | 1 / 1 | 167 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 5,647 M€ | +6.6% | — | 1 / 1 | 96 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 506.7 | +2.0% | — | 1 / 1 | 164 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 90,964 | +3.7% | — | 1 / 1 | 122 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 9.7% | -0.2 pp | 9.7% | 1 / 1 | 101 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 19,078,719 | +6.5% | — | 1 / 1 | 43 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 19,409 | +4.7% | 19,409 | 1 / 1 | 20 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Cyprus | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp | 4.4% | 1 / 1 | 97 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 0.9% | -0.4 pp | 0.9% | 1 / 1 | 31 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 | 13.5% | +0.5 pp | 13.5% | 1 / 1 | 63 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population3.3 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 81.3% | +1.2 pp | 81.3% | 1 / 1 | 65 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 86.4% | +1.0 pp | 86.4% | 1 / 1 | 40 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 76.3% | +1.3 pp | 76.3% | 1 / 1 | 91 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 10.6% | -2.1 pp | 10.6% | 1 / 1 | 139 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 52.1% | +0.6 pp | 52.1% | 1 / 1 | 22 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 57.2% | +0.6 pp | 57.2% | 1 / 1 | 40 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.64% | -0.02 pp | 0.64% | 1 / 1 | 116 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Cyprus | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 21,900 PPS | +7.4% | 21,900 PPS | 1 / 1 | 34 / 63 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 17.1% | 0.0 pp | 17.1% | 1 / 1 | 87 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 83.5 | +0.5 | 83.5 | 1 / 1 | 45 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.0 | -1.5 | 3.0 | 1 / 1 | 89 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Cyprus | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 982,966 | +1.7% | — | 1 / 1 | 208 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 41.0 | +0.4 | 41.0 | 1 / 1 | 240 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 27.4% | +0.9 pp | 27.4% | 1 / 1 | 54 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 105.8 | +1.7% | 105.8 | 1 / 1 | 153 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 17.0 | -1.0 | 17.0 | 1 / 1 | 11 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 13.9 | -0.5 | 13.9 | 1 / 1 | 19 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 10.0 | -0.7 | 10.0 | 1 / 1 | 31 / 294 | |