Demographics of Cyprus

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date08 Dec 2024

As of 2024, the population of Cyprus is projected at 1.36 million, compared to 1.34 million in 2023. It ranks 158th in the world by population and 47th in Asia. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.95 percent, the 111th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 684k males and 674k females in Cyprus. The percentage of the male population is 50.38%, compared to 49.62% of the female population. Cyprus has 10k more males than females. The sex ratio in Cyprus in 2024 will be 101.516 males per 100 females. Cyprus is in the 183rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Cyprus population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950243,738250,132493,8711.4197.444
1955262,418271,447533,8651.6896.674
1960287,604298,885586,4902.0796.226
1965304,034313,702617,7360.8896.918
1970320,598326,848647,4460.9998.088
1975324,642334,763659,4050.0396.977
1980342,750340,325683,0760.83100.713
1985370,913360,363731,2771.62102.928
1990401,276387,074788,3511.37103.669
1995439,304423,391862,6952.06103.758
2000481,675465,991947,6671.72103.366
2005525,528510,6231,036,1511.76102.919
2010571,052556,7641,127,8161.64102.566
2015616,000603,5021,219,5021.45102.071
2020656,653645,5951,302,2471.19101.713
2021663,942653,3661,317,3091.11101.619
2022670,824660,5451,331,3701.01101.556
2023677,601667,3741,344,9761.02101.532
2024684,249674,0341,358,2820.95101.516
2025690,463680,2911,370,7540.88101.495
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195055.82822.6623.871
195559.73922.6693.441
196063.32021.9903.393
196566.12422.7783.470
197068.05023.6233.065
197570.33624.5172.107
198072.84426.6002.298
198574.64027.8442.432
199076.04428.8392.402
199576.58329.6242.032
200077.90030.5921.638
200579.19831.5601.479
201080.63232.8551.434
201581.46434.5651.323
202081.23036.5281.361
202180.57336.9351.392
202280.43437.3391.393
202381.64837.7561.389
202481.82138.1871.380
202581.99138.6281.369
  • Total
  • Crude

Cyprus death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19507,06514,41614.30629.190
19556,30713,69511.81425.652
19606,08814,47410.38124.679
19655,80715,4499.40025.010
19706,23014,6429.62322.616
19756,03911,0629.15916.776
19805,60313,5578.20319.848
19855,54914,7907.58820.225
19905,65915,0777.17919.124
19956,18213,4087.16615.543
20006,27011,8396.61612.493
20056,47912,1266.25311.702
20106,63513,3585.88311.844
20157,36913,7106.04311.242
20208,68314,5106.66811.142
20219,49614,8027.20911.236
202210,24214,7107.69311.048
20239,49914,5247.06310.799
20249,53014,2857.01610.517
20259,64913,9527.03910.179
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Cyprus

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
1950140,220353,79528.384
1955171,363358,60932.334
1960204,124368,80635.628
1965221,858359,10838.188
1970250,120363,50140.761
1975307,187342,56847.277
1980401,746283,66058.614
1985455,131248,55664.678
1990511,911254,70366.776
1995581,986273,39868.038
2000647,550295,73668.648
2005701,562326,09668.268
2010751,576361,03167.551
2015777,234383,75166.946
2020806,754400,58966.821
2021812,868402,98266.856
2022819,014405,01466.911
2023825,235406,70266.987
2024831,571408,05967.082
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Cyprus population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 38,377 36,097 74,475 5.48 106.316
05-09 37,831 35,649 73,480 5.41 106.121
10-14 36,223 34,129 70,352 5.18 106.136
15-19 34,546 32,602 67,148 4.94 105.963
20-24 37,943 36,458 74,400 5.48 104.073
25-29 46,653 44,736 91,388 6.73 104.285
30-34 62,453 55,172 117,624 8.66 113.197
35-39 70,531 60,635 131,166 9.66 116.321
40-44 61,748 57,413 119,160 8.77 107.551
45-49 49,194 50,347 99,541 7.33 97.710
50-54 42,188 45,159 87,347 6.43 93.421
55-59 39,139 41,560 80,700 5.94 94.175
60-64 35,800 37,173 72,972 5.37 96.306
65-69 31,208 31,695 62,903 4.63 98.463
70-74 24,053 26,118 50,172 3.69 92.094
75-79 17,767 21,156 38,923 2.87 83.981
80-84 11,006 14,671 25,677 1.89 75.019
85-89 5,399 8,480 13,880 1.02 63.667
90-94 1,782 3,655 5,438 0.40 48.755
95-99 370 996 1,365 0.10 37.149
100+ 38 133 171 0.01 28.571
Total 684,249 674,034 1,358,282 101.516