Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus peaked at 3.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +43.1% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -31.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +58.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -15.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Cyprus
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- 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)
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- 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 contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cyprus ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.