World Factbook
Cyprus
Kypriaki Dimokratia (Greek)/ Kibris Cumhuriyeti (Turkish)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
note
note: data represent only the Republic of Cyprus
Languages
Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
major-language sample(s)
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Religions
Eastern Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6% (2011 est.)
note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus
Sex ratio
at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.11 male(s)/female
total population
1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.77 male(s)/female
Birth rate
9.95 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
7.11 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
38.2 years
total
39.9 years (2025 est.)
female
41 years
Population
male
681,128
total
1,332,293 (2025 est.)
female
651,165
Nationality
noun
Cypriot(s)
adjective
Cypriot
Tobacco use
male
44.1% (2025 est.)
total
33.1% (2025 est.)
female
22.2% (2025 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
67% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.76% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
15.6% (male 105,533/female 100,099)
15-64 years
70% (male 486,569/female 437,651)
65 years and over
14.4% (2024 est.) (male 83,094/female 107,579)
Ethnic groups
Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
note: data represent only the Greek-Cypriot citizens in the Republic of Cyprus
People - note
demographic data for Cyprus represent the population of the government-controlled area and the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, unless otherwise indicated
Dependency ratios
note
note: data represent the whole country
total dependency ratio
43.6 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
22.3 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
4.7 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
21.4 (2025 est.)
Physician density
3.56 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
9.4% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
18.3% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
6.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
2.2 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.49 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 99.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 99.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 0.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
4.7% of GDP (2022 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
12.5% national budget (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
9.7 deaths/1,000 live births
total
7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.89% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.73 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca
Life expectancy at birth
male
77.4 years
female
83.1 years
total population
80.2 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
14 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 98.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 99.4% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
2.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
2.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
9.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
4.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
269,000 NICOSIA (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
21.8% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth
30 years (2020 est.)
note: data represents only government-controlled areas
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
16 years (2022 est.)
total
16 years (2022 est.)
female
17 years (2022 est.)