Cyprus — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Cyprus, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Cyprus was 0.91% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.23% in 1994. The lowest was -0.58% in 1975 (about -1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.80% per year.
Cyprus ranks 107 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 49%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Cyprus sits above it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 59% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 37%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 18 of 58 economies; Belgium (0.70%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 168% in 1976. That is 24% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 156th of 216 in 1961 → 168th of 216 in 1970 → 169th of 216 in 1980 → 136th of 216 in 1990 → 79th of 217 in 2000 → 81st of 217 in 2010 → 96th of 217 in 2020 → 107th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 0.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.23% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 1.92% | +0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 1.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 1.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 1.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 1.53% | +0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 0.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 0.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 0.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.76% | +0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +1.0 pp |
| 1975 | -0.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | -0.4% | -1.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 1972 | 1.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 0.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 0.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 0.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 0.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 0.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.99% | -0.5 pp |
| 1961 | 1.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cyprus’s Population growth in 1962?
0.99% (1962). 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 annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cyprus’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -40.1% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. 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: 0.91%; 2024: 0.98%; 2023: 1.02%; 2022: 1.06%; 2021: 1.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). 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.