Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Cyprus
Cyprus: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 42.1 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Cyprus, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Cyprus is 42.1, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 123.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Cyprus peaked at 58.2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.8, in 2010.
Cyprus ranks 35th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.9 | — |
| 2001 | 46.5 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 52.1 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 56.2 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 53.3 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 51.8 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 55.6 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 52.6 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 22 | -58.2% |
| 2009 | 20.3 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 18.8 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 36.3 | +93.1% |
| 2012 | 33.6 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 38.2 | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 44 | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 56.2 | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 58.2 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 49.7 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 49.2 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 44 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 42.1 | -4.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 42.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.1, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 42.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 57, 74% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly 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 | +93.1% | 18.8 | 36.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.13 | 20.3 | 56.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.82 | 18.8 | 58.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 1 |
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 unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Cyprus?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Cyprus was 42.1 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 in 2010.
- How does Cyprus rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Cyprus ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.9%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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