Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Cyprus, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Cyprus stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Cyprus peaked at 21.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.2% | — |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 11.5% | 21.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.3% | 9.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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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 persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Cyprus?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Cyprus was 6.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Cyprus ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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