ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Cyprus

Cyprus: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 11.63 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.63 1000 No
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
69th
of 72 countries
All-time high
35.71 1000 No
in 2003
All-time low
9.96 1000 No
in 2018
Years of data
26
1999–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Cyprus, 1999–2024

102030401999201120241999: 26.8 1000 No2000: 30.4 1000 No2001: 31 1000 No2002: 32.8 1000 No2003: 35.7 1000 No2004: 27.5 1000 No2005: 28.5 1000 No2006: 27.8 1000 No2007: 27.8 1000 No2008: 26.6 1000 No2009: 26.2 1000 No2010: 24.8 1000 No2011: 24.6 1000 No2012: 19.4 1000 No2013: 20.4 1000 No2014: 20.8 1000 No2015: 17.1 1000 No2016: 15.2 1000 No2017: 11.7 1000 No2018: 10 1000 No2019: 11.9 1000 No2020: 14.7 1000 No2021: 13.4 1000 No2022: 10.9 1000 No2023: 12.1 1000 No2024: 11.6 1000 No

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

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 11.63 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Cyprus peaked at 35.71 1000 No in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.96 1000 No, in 2018.

Cyprus ranks 69th of 72 countries on this measure, 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 status of employment in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Cyprus, 1999 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1999 26.83 1000 No
2000 30.36 1000 No +13.2%
2001 30.97 1000 No +2.0%
2002 32.75 1000 No +5.7%
2003 35.71 1000 No +9.0%
2004 27.51 1000 No -23.0%
2005 28.51 1000 No +3.6%
2006 27.79 1000 No -2.5%
2007 27.75 1000 No -0.1%
2008 26.57 1000 No -4.3%
2009 26.23 1000 No -1.3%
2010 24.8 1000 No -5.5%
2011 24.57 1000 No -0.9%
2012 19.39 1000 No -21.1%
2013 20.4 1000 No +5.2%
2014 20.76 1000 No +1.8%
2015 17.1 1000 No -17.6%
2016 15.17 1000 No -11.3%
2017 11.73 1000 No -22.7%
2018 9.96 1000 No -15.1%
2019 11.94 1000 No +19.9%
2020 14.7 1000 No +23.1%
2021 13.41 1000 No -8.8%
2022 10.86 1000 No -19.0%
2023 12.07 1000 No +11.1%
2024 11.63 1000 No -3.6%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 11.63 1000 No is below the median for high income countries, which is 177.65 1000 No, 7% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 11.63 1000 No is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182.33 1000 No, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.83 1000 No 26.83 1000 No 26.83 1000 No 1
2000s 29.41 1000 No 26.23 1000 No 35.71 1000 No 10
2010s 17.58 1000 No 9.96 1000 No 24.8 1000 No 10
2020s 12.53 1000 No 10.86 1000 No 14.7 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 66 Estonia 32.29 1000 No compare
  2. 67 Jordan 18.24 1000 No compare
  3. 68 Luxembourg 13.56 1000 No compare
  4. 70 Iceland 9.15 1000 No compare
  5. 71 Brunei Darussalam 4.06 1000 No compare
  6. 72 Malta 1.46 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Cyprus?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Cyprus was 11.63 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 35.71 1000 No in 2003.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 9.96 1000 No in 2018.
How does Cyprus rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Cyprus ranks 69th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
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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.