Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Cyprus
Cyprus: Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked was 1,851 Hours per year per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Cyprus, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year per person.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Cyprus stood at 1,851 Hours per year per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Cyprus peaked at 1,951 Hours per year per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,725 Hours per year per person, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Hours per year per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,900 Hours per year per person | — |
| 1996 | 1,899 Hours per year per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,906 Hours per year per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,913 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,920 Hours per year per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,926 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,951 Hours per year per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1,923 Hours per year per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,916 Hours per year per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,879 Hours per year per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,847 Hours per year per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,833 Hours per year per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,862 Hours per year per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,868 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,847 Hours per year per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,845 Hours per year per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,847 Hours per year per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,845 Hours per year per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,810 Hours per year per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,815 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,824 Hours per year per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,840 Hours per year per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,821 Hours per year per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1,807 Hours per year per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,813 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,725 Hours per year per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,818 Hours per year per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1,836 Hours per year per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,835 Hours per year per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,840 Hours per year per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1,851 Hours per year per person | +0.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1,851 Hours per year per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,640 Hours per year per person, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1,851 Hours per year per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,586 Hours per year per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,907 Hours per year per person | 1,899 Hours per year per person | 1,920 Hours per year per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,885 Hours per year per person | 1,833 Hours per year per person | 1,951 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,827 Hours per year per person | 1,807 Hours per year per person | 1,847 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,818 Hours per year per person | 1,725 Hours per year per person | 1,851 Hours per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 6 Greece 1,874 Hours per year per person compare
- 6 Latvia 1,588 Hours per year per person compare
- 7 Netherlands 1,436 Hours per year per person compare
- 7 Russia 1,874 Hours per year per person compare
- 8 Israel 1,870 Hours per year per person compare
- 10 Malta 1,844 Hours per year per person compare
- 11 Romania 1,836 Hours per year per person compare
- 12 Czechia 1,824 Hours per year per person compare
More work & labour data for Cyprus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3471 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6588 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,030 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 353.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 631.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 643.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,275 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Cyprus?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Cyprus was 1,851 Hours per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,951 Hours per year per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,725 Hours per year per person in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked?
- Cyprus ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.