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

Latest (2024)
53.95 %
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
37th
of 79 countries
All-time high
55.2 %
in 2021
All-time low
42.02 %
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

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

02040601999201120241999: 42 %2000: 45.1 %2001: 48.2 %2002: 49.5 %2003: 52.8 %2004: 50.9 %2005: 50.5 %2006: 50.5 %2007: 51.7 %2008: 52 %2009: 53.7 %2010: 54.8 %2011: 53.9 %2012: 51.6 %2013: 55 %2014: 55.2 %2015: 54.7 %2016: 53.8 %2017: 53.4 %2018: 51.6 %2019: 50.1 %2020: 49.5 %2021: 55.2 %2022: 54.2 %2023: 54.6 %2024: 54 %

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Cyprus, 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 34 Serbia 54.05 % compare
  2. 35 Belgium 54.01 % compare
  3. 36 Hungary 53.98 % compare
  4. 38 Latvia 53.84 % compare
  5. 39 Finland 53.77 % compare
  6. 40 Lithuania 53.74 % 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 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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.