Employment in services (% of total employment) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 81.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Cyprus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in Cyprus is 81.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Cyprus peaked at 81.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1991.
Cyprus ranks 15th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.5% | — |
| 1992 | 64.7% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 66.2% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 67.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 69.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 70.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.9% | 63.5% | 71.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 70.8% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 75.3% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 77.8% | 81.6% | 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 employment in services (% of total employment) in Cyprus?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Cyprus was 81.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1991.
- How does Cyprus rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Cyprus ranks 15th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).