Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Cyprus
Cyprus: Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Cyprus, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.3% for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Cyprus peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
Cyprus ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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 precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Cyprus?
- Precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Cyprus was 0.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Cyprus rank for precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Cyprus ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precarious employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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