Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 89.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 89.8% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus peaked at 90.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1991.
That places Cyprus 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 74.9% | — |
| 1992 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 76.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 89.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 74.9% | 76.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 75.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.4% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 86.2% | 90.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 16 Channel Islands 91.4% compare
- 17 Japan 90.9% compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 90.9% compare
- 20 Sweden 89.8% compare
- 21 Luxembourg 89.7% compare
- 22 Jordan 88.8% 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus was 89.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1991.
- How does Cyprus rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cyprus ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.