Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.8% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus peaked at 7.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
Cyprus ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.7% | — |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 6 |
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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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus was 1.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cyprus ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).