ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Cyprus

Cyprus: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 87.13 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.13 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 79 countries
All-time high
87.64 %
in 2014
All-time low
78.95 %
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Cyprus, 1999–2024

0204060801999201120241999: 79 %2000: 79.7 %2001: 82.2 %2002: 82.3 %2003: 84.5 %2004: 84.2 %2005: 83.9 %2006: 85 %2007: 84.8 %2008: 84.8 %2009: 84.2 %2010: 84.8 %2011: 85.9 %2012: 85.3 %2013: 85.8 %2014: 87.6 %2015: 86.6 %2016: 86.3 %2017: 87.5 %2018: 86.3 %2019: 86.2 %2020: 85.6 %2021: 86 %2022: 86.9 %2023: 87 %2024: 87.1 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Cyprus stood at 87.13 %.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Cyprus peaked at 87.64 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.95 %, in 1999.

That places Cyprus 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Cyprus, 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 78.95 %
2000 79.73 % +1.0%
2001 82.21 % +3.1%
2002 82.31 % +0.1%
2003 84.55 % +2.7%
2004 84.25 % -0.4%
2005 83.87 % -0.5%
2006 85.04 % +1.4%
2007 84.75 % -0.3%
2008 84.84 % +0.1%
2009 84.22 % -0.7%
2010 84.82 % +0.7%
2011 85.9 % +1.3%
2012 85.33 % -0.7%
2013 85.81 % +0.6%
2014 87.64 % +2.1%
2015 86.57 % -1.2%
2016 86.35 % -0.3%
2017 87.5 % +1.3%
2018 86.28 % -1.4%
2019 86.18 % -0.1%
2020 85.63 % -0.6%
2021 85.99 % +0.4%
2022 86.89 % +1.0%
2023 87.02 % +0.1%
2024 87.13 % +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.95 % 78.95 % 78.95 % 1
2000s 83.58 % 79.73 % 85.04 % 10
2010s 86.24 % 84.82 % 87.64 % 10
2020s 86.53 % 85.63 % 87.13 % 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 27 Russian Federation 87.45 % compare
  2. 28 Georgia 87.39 % compare
  3. 29 Thailand 87.24 % compare
  4. 31 Canada 87.08 % compare
  5. 32 Ireland 86.81 % compare
  6. 33 Croatia 86.66 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Cyprus?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Cyprus was 87.13 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 87.64 % in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 78.95 % in 1999.
How does Cyprus rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Cyprus ranks 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.