ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Cyprus

Cyprus: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 3.07 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.07 1000 No
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
75th
of 80 countries
All-time high
5.38 1000 No
in 2009
All-time low
2.26 1000 No
in 2017
Years of data
26
1999–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Cyprus, 1999–2024

02461999201120241999: 2.6 1000 No2000: 3.5 1000 No2001: 3.7 1000 No2002: 4.1 1000 No2003: 4.9 1000 No2004: 3.9 1000 No2005: 4.4 1000 No2006: 4.1 1000 No2007: 4.3 1000 No2008: 4.8 1000 No2009: 5.4 1000 No2010: 5.3 1000 No2011: 5.3 1000 No2012: 4.3 1000 No2013: 3.1 1000 No2014: 3 1000 No2015: 3 1000 No2016: 3.1 1000 No2017: 2.3 1000 No2018: 2.4 1000 No2019: 3.2 1000 No2020: 3.4 1000 No2021: 4 1000 No2022: 2.9 1000 No2023: 2.8 1000 No2024: 3.1 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 3.07 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in 2024.

The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Cyprus peaked at 5.38 1000 No in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.26 1000 No, in 2017.

That places Cyprus 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Cyprus, 1999 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1999 2.64 1000 No
2000 3.49 1000 No +32.2%
2001 3.71 1000 No +6.3%
2002 4.07 1000 No +9.7%
2003 4.89 1000 No +20.1%
2004 3.91 1000 No -20.0%
2005 4.36 1000 No +11.5%
2006 4.14 1000 No -5.0%
2007 4.28 1000 No +3.4%
2008 4.83 1000 No +12.9%
2009 5.38 1000 No +11.4%
2010 5.32 1000 No -1.1%
2011 5.3 1000 No -0.4%
2012 4.33 1000 No -18.3%
2013 3.08 1000 No -28.9%
2014 3.05 1000 No -1.0%
2015 2.96 1000 No -3.0%
2016 3.11 1000 No +5.1%
2017 2.26 1000 No -27.3%
2018 2.39 1000 No +5.8%
2019 3.19 1000 No +33.5%
2020 3.41 1000 No +6.9%
2021 4.02 1000 No +17.9%
2022 2.86 1000 No -28.9%
2023 2.75 1000 No -3.8%
2024 3.07 1000 No +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.64 1000 No 2.64 1000 No 2.64 1000 No 1
2000s 4.31 1000 No 3.49 1000 No 5.38 1000 No 10
2010s 3.5 1000 No 2.26 1000 No 5.32 1000 No 10
2020s 3.22 1000 No 2.75 1000 No 4.02 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 72 Palestine, State of 3.73 1000 No compare
  2. 73 Iceland 3.34 1000 No compare
  3. 74 Belize 3.25 1000 No compare
  4. 76 Luxembourg 1.91 1000 No compare
  5. 77 Jordan 1.51 1000 No compare
  6. 78 Brunei Darussalam 0.8 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Cyprus?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Cyprus was 3.07 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 5.38 1000 No in 2009.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 2.26 1000 No in 2017.
How does Cyprus rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Cyprus ranks 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.