Cyprus — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Cyprus, 1990–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 5 of 49 economies; Switzerland (66.75%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 98th of 187 in 1990 → 99th of 187 in 2000 → 66th of 187 in 2010 → 48th of 187 in 2020 → 46th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 67.19% | -0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 67.94% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 67.62% | +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 66.48% | +0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 65.73% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 66.11% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 65.38% | +1.0 pp |
| 2017 | 64.38% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 63.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 64.16% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 64.63% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 64.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 64.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 63.83% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 64.19% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 63.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 63.82% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 63.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 63.28% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 63.07% | +1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 61.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 61.91% | +1.6 pp |
| 2000 | 60.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 60.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 60.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 60.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 60.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 60.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 60.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 60.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 60.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 60.73% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 60.32% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cyprus’s Labor participation in 1991?
60.73% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cyprus’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +11.0% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 66.96%; 2024: 67.19%; 2023: 67.94%; 2022: 67.62%; 2021: 66.48%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.