ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Cyprus
Cyprus: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 7.78 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 7.78 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Cyprus peaked at 16.14 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.79 %, in 2017.
That places Cyprus 59th out of 78 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.49 % | — |
| 2000 | 11.61 % | +36.7% |
| 2001 | 12.05 % | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 12.51 % | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.76 % | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 12.88 % | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 15.84 % | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 14.3 % | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 14.07 % | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 15.05 % | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 16.14 % | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 16.01 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.12 % | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 13.11 % | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 10.21 % | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 9.62 % | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 9.01 % | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 8.95 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.79 % | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 7.13 % | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 8.28 % | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 8.85 % | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 11.74 % | +32.7% |
| 2022 | 9.25 % | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 7.61 % | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 7.78 % | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.49 % | 8.49 % | 8.49 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.92 % | 11.61 % | 16.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.42 % | 6.79 % | 16.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.05 % | 7.61 % | 11.74 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 56 Ukraine 9.06 % compare
- 57 Brunei Darussalam 8.07 % compare
- 58 Portugal 8.04 % compare
- 60 Greece 7.35 % compare
- 61 North Macedonia 7.06 % compare
- 62 Russian Federation 6.95 % 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,792 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1704 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,126 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1506 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 7.78 % 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 16.14 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.79 % in 2017.
- How does Cyprus rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Cyprus ranks 59th out of 78 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 19.1%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.