Informal employment in Cyprus
Cyprus: Informal employment was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment in Cyprus, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment in Cyprus is 2.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Cyprus peaked at 11.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
Cyprus ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of total non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.2% | — |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -63.5% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.6% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 informal employment in Cyprus?
- Informal employment in Cyprus was 2.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for informal employment?
- Cyprus ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment (% of total non-agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).