Share in informal employment female in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share in informal employment female was 2.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share in informal employment female in Cyprus, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2.39 for share in informal employment female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Cyprus peaked at 6.38 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 69th out of 82 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.
Share in informal employment female in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.7 | — |
| 2008 | 4.69 | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 2.69 | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 2.74 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.03 | +83.6% |
| 2012 | 6.38 | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 5.19 | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 5.3 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.77 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 5.24 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 5.12 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.21 | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 3.82 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 3.56 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 3.51 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.16 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 3.01 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 2.39 | -20.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.39 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.89, 83% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.39 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.02, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in informal employment female in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +83.6% | 2.74 | 5.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.69 | 2.69 | 4.69 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.88 | 2.74 | 6.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 | 2.39 | 3.56 | 5 |
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 share in informal employment female in Cyprus?
- Share in informal employment female in Cyprus was 2.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for share in informal employment female?
- Cyprus ranks 69th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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