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Labor Force Participation Rate for Cyprus, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
66.96%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · +11.0% since 1990
Labor participation for Cyprus was 66.96% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 67.94% in 2023. The lowest was 60.32% in 1990 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.30% per year.
Cyprus ranks 47 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Cyprus sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 4%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
66.96%
First (1990)
60.32%
Change
+11.0%
Highest
67.94%
in 2023
Lowest
60.32%
in 1990
Average
63.35%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.30%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.96% |
| 2024 | 67.19% |
| 2023 | 67.94% |
| 2022 | 67.62% |
| 2021 | 66.48% |
| 2020 | 65.73% |
| 2019 | 66.11% |
| 2018 | 65.38% |
| 2017 | 64.38% |
| 2016 | 63.76% |
| 2015 | 64.16% |
| 2014 | 64.63% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.