Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Cyprus
Cyprus: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Cyprus, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Cyprus stood at 5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Cyprus peaked at 33 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2009.
That places Cyprus 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | — |
| 2010 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +114.3% |
| 2013 | 26 | +73.3% |
| 2014 | 33 | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 29 | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 24 | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 19 | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 12 | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2025 | 5 | -28.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 58, 9% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +150.0% | 2 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 18 | 5 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.83 | 5 | 12 | 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 long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Cyprus?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Cyprus was 5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2014.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2009.
- How does Cyprus rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Cyprus ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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