Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Cyprus
Cyprus: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 25 Hours per week in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
In 2025, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Cyprus stood at 25 Hours per week.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Cyprus peaked at 31 Hours per week in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23 Hours per week, in 2014.
Cyprus ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30 Hours per week | — |
| 2006 | 31 Hours per week | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 30 Hours per week | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 23 Hours per week | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 25 Hours per week | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 26 Hours per week | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 26 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 Hours per week | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 27 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26 Hours per week | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 26 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25 Hours per week | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.33 Hours per week | 30 Hours per week | 31 Hours per week | 3 |
| 2010s | 25 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 26 Hours per week | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.17 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 27 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 1 Czechia 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 New Zealand 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 Slovenia 31 Hours per week compare
- 2 Estonia 26 Hours per week compare
- 2 Croatia 21 Hours per week compare
- 3 Latvia 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Poland 22 Hours per week compare
- 4 United States of America 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Malta 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Norway 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Sweden 24 Hours per week compare
- 5 Lithuania 19 Hours per week compare
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Cyprus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8635 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 25,970 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8463 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 25,452 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Cyprus?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Cyprus was 25 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 31 Hours per week in 2006.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 Hours per week in 2014.
- How does Cyprus rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Cyprus ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.