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.
Cyprus ranks 47th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.3% (2025)
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).