Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Cyprus
Cyprus: Overcrowding rate: population without single-person was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Cyprus is 2.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Cyprus peaked at 3.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
That places Cyprus 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.3% | — |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +112.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +78.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +54.2% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -22.6% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 15% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 18% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overcrowding rate: population without single-person in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +112.5% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | +78.6% | 1.4% | 2.5% |
| 2022 | +54.2% | 2.4% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 47 Netherlands 3.7% compare
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More economy & growth data for Cyprus
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 428.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3528 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 312.71 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Cyprus?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without in Cyprus was 2.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without?
- Cyprus ranks 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by income quintile - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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