Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cyprus
Cyprus: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 7.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cyprus, 2004–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cyprus is 7.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cyprus peaked at 10.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2005.
That places Cyprus 110th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 7.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 7.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More infrastructure data for Cyprus
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 156.22 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 245,464 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 25.4 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 245,464 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cyprus?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cyprus was 7.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
- How does Cyprus rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Cyprus ranks 110th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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