LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cyprus
Cyprus: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 8.31 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cyprus, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 8.31 for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cyprus peaked at 28.73 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.31, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 35th out of 58 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.73 | — |
| 2015 | 27.29 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 24.27 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 21.12 | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 15.89 | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 13.69 | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 15.04 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 14.65 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 13.23 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 11.31 | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 9.4 | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 8.31 | -11.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 8.31 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.88, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 8.31 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.89, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.83 | 13.69 | 28.73 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.99 | 8.31 | 15.04 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cyprus?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cyprus was 8.31 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 28.73 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Cyprus ranks 35th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.