Cyprus

Country in Europe

In brief

Aged 15–64: 69% (2025). World rank 37 of 216; in Europe, 3 of 48. Life expectancy, men: 79.8 years (2024). World rank 35 of 216 (1 = best); in Europe, 20 of 48. Children per woman: 1.4 (2024). World rank 181 of 216; in Europe, 28 of 48. From 2015 to 2025: population 1.2M → 1.4M, population growth per year +1.5% → +0.9%, and living in cities 67% → 66.7%.

Population and migration

Population: 1,370,754 2025
Population density: 148.2 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +0.9% 2025
Living in cities: 66.7% 2025
Net migration per year: +7.7K 2025
Born in another country: 14.9% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 16.1% 2025
Aged 15–64: 69% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 14.9% 2025
Life expectancy: 81.8 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 83.8 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 79.8 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 1.4 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 10.5 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 7 2024

Society

Languages: Greek, Turkish
Religions: Orthodox 89.1%, Catholic 2.9%, Protestant 2%, Muslim 1.8%, and other 1.4% (2011)