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

Cyprus: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 86 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 72 countries
All-time high
87.1 %
in 2022
All-time low
69.3 %
in 2005
Years of data
26
1999–2024

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

0204060801999201120241999: 72.1 %2000: 69.9 %2001: 70.3 %2002: 70.9 %2003: 70.2 %2004: 70.6 %2005: 69.3 %2006: 69.9 %2007: 71.9 %2008: 74.4 %2009: 74.7 %2010: 76.5 %2011: 76.6 %2012: 78.8 %2013: 77.2 %2014: 76.6 %2015: 79.6 %2016: 81.5 %2017: 84.1 %2018: 86.2 %2019: 84.3 %2020: 81.7 %2021: 84.2 %2022: 87.1 %2023: 85.7 %2024: 86 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Cyprus is 86 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Cyprus peaked at 87.1 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.3 %, in 2005.

Cyprus ranks 14th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Cyprus, 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 72.1 %
2000 69.9 % -3.1%
2001 70.3 % +0.6%
2002 70.9 % +0.9%
2003 70.2 % -1.0%
2004 70.6 % +0.6%
2005 69.3 % -1.8%
2006 69.9 % +0.9%
2007 71.9 % +2.9%
2008 74.4 % +3.5%
2009 74.7 % +0.4%
2010 76.5 % +2.4%
2011 76.6 % +0.1%
2012 78.8 % +2.9%
2013 77.2 % -2.0%
2014 76.6 % -0.8%
2015 79.6 % +3.9%
2016 81.5 % +2.4%
2017 84.1 % +3.2%
2018 86.2 % +2.5%
2019 84.3 % -2.2%
2020 81.7 % -3.1%
2021 84.2 % +3.1%
2022 87.1 % +3.4%
2023 85.7 % -1.6%
2024 86 % +0.4%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 86 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 86 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.1 % 72.1 % 72.1 % 1
2000s 71.21 % 69.3 % 74.7 % 10
2010s 80.14 % 76.5 % 86.2 % 10
2020s 84.94 % 81.7 % 87.1 % 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 11 Lithuania 87.2 % compare
  2. 12 Estonia 87 % compare
  3. 13 Sweden 86.7 % compare
  4. 14 Croatia 86 % compare
  5. 16 Slovenia 85 % compare
  6. 17 Latvia 84.9 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Cyprus?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Cyprus was 86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 87.1 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 69.3 % in 2005.
How does Cyprus rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Cyprus ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.