Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Cyprus
Cyprus: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 42.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Cyprus, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 33rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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 | 22.0% | -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 | 44.0% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 20.3% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 18.8% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 1 |
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- 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 33rd out of 44 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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