Labor force participation rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Labor force participation rate was 67.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Cyprus, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Cyprus stood at 67.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Cyprus peaked at 67.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 1990.
That places Cyprus 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.3% | — |
| 1991 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 60.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 60.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 67.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.3%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 67.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 60.3% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 60.4% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 63.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.7% | 67.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 67.1% compare
- 45 Mali 67.0% compare
- 46 East Timor 67.0% compare
- 48 Switzerland 66.7% compare
- 49 Thailand 66.7% compare
- 50 Australia 66.5% 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 labor force participation rate in Cyprus?
- Labor force participation rate in Cyprus was 67.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for labor force participation rate?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).