Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 31.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.4%
Change on year
down 19.1%
World rank
9th
of 45 countries
All-time high
65.5%
in 2016
All-time low
18.0%
in 2001
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Cyprus, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Cyprus is 31.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Cyprus peaked at 65.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2001.
That places Cyprus 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.9% | — |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +41.8% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | -19.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 31.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 31.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 18.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 31.8% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 31.4% | 51.1% | 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 persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Cyprus?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Cyprus was 31.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2001.
- How does Cyprus rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Cyprus ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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