Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Cyprus
Cyprus: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Cyprus, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.7% for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Cyprus peaked at 4.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 82nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.8% | — |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +49.6% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -8.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.3%, 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8%, 59% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 79 Iceland 2.0% compare
- 80 Luxembourg 1.9% compare
- 81 Ireland 1.9% compare
- 83 Switzerland 1.5% compare
- 84 Australia and New Zealand 1.4% compare
- 84 Norway 1.4% compare
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 proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Cyprus?
- Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls in Cyprus was 1.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls?
- Cyprus ranks 82nd out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th icls rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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