People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus
Cyprus: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 12.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 12.8% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus peaked at 26.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2008.
That places Cyprus 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.6% | — |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +67.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +265.8% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -61.0% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +39.8% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 12.8% | 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 people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Cyprus was 12.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).