ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Cyprus
Cyprus: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 53.95 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 53.95 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Cyprus peaked at 55.2 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.02 %, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 37th of 79 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.02 % | — |
| 2000 | 45.15 % | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 48.18 % | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 49.54 % | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 52.78 % | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 50.88 % | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 50.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 50.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.68 % | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 51.98 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.74 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 54.82 % | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 53.91 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 51.65 % | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 54.98 % | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 55.17 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 54.66 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.81 % | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 53.44 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 51.56 % | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 50.06 % | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 49.47 % | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 55.2 % | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 54.23 % | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 54.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 53.95 % | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.02 % | 42.02 % | 42.02 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.5 % | 45.15 % | 53.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.41 % | 50.06 % | 55.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.49 % | 49.47 % | 55.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 729.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1848 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,559 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1636 current LCU 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 53.95 % 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 55.2 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.02 % in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Cyprus ranks 37th 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 2.2%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.