Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Cyprus
Cyprus: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ was 65.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Cyprus, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Cyprus is 65.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Cyprus peaked at 65.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1978.
That places Cyprus 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.7% | — |
| 1976 | 44.0% | -31.9% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | -24.1% |
| 1978 | 32.7% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 37.0% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 46.0% | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 63.9% | +36.9% |
| 1989 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 59.3% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 62.5% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 58.7% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 65.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.0%, 1.0× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 65.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.7%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +36.9% | 46.7% | 63.9% |
| 1976 | -31.9% | 64.7% | 44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.7% | 64.7% | 64.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 36.7% | 32.7% | 44.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 37.0% | 64.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 58.7% | 65.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 60.2% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 61.3% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 62.8% | 65.5% | 6 |
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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Cyprus?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Cyprus was 65.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1978.
- How does Cyprus rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Cyprus ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.