Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Cyprus
Cyprus: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.7%
Change on year
down 27.2%
World rank
37th
of 46 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2000
All-time low
10.7%
in 2025
Years of data
25
1999–2025
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of in Cyprus, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Cyprus is 10.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Cyprus peaked at 22.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2025.
Cyprus ranks 37th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.6% | — |
| 2000 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | -27.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 10.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.0%, 59% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 10.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.0%, 59% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 10.7% | 16.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 35 Latvia 11.8% compare
- 35 Latvia 11.8% compare
- 38 Sweden 10.4% compare
- 38 United Kingdom 10.4% compare
- 38 United Kingdom 10.4% 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 employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Cyprus?
- Employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Cyprus was 10.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of?
- Cyprus ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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