Cyprus — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Cyprus, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Cyprus was 66.70% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 68.80% in 2001. The lowest was 35.31% in 1960 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.98% per year.
Cyprus ranks 100 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Cyprus sits below it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 32 of 58 economies; Armenia (65.93%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 9% in 1975.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 71 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 104th of 217 in 1960 → 108th of 217 in 1970 → 73rd of 217 in 1980 → 72nd of 217 in 1990 → 69th of 217 in 2000 → 85th of 217 in 2010 → 97th of 217 in 2020 → 100th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 66.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 66.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 66.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 66.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 66.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 66.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 66.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 66.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 66.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 67.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 67.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 67.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 67.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 67.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 67.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 67.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 68.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 68.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 68.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 68.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 68.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 68.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 68.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 68.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 68.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 68.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 68.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 68.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 68.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 67.99% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 67.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 67.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 67.39% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 67.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 66.84% | +0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 66.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 66.12% | +0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 65.68% | +0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 65.19% | +0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 64.65% | +0.6 pp |
| 1983 | 64.04% | +0.7 pp |
| 1982 | 63.34% | +1.0 pp |
| 1981 | 62.38% | +1.3 pp |
| 1980 | 61.07% | +1.6 pp |
| 1979 | 59.45% | +1.9 pp |
| 1978 | 57.58% | +2.1 pp |
| 1977 | 55.48% | +2.2 pp |
| 1976 | 53.27% | +2.9 pp |
| 1975 | 50.41% | +4.3 pp |
| 1974 | 46.09% | +3.4 pp |
| 1973 | 42.71% | +1.2 pp |
| 1972 | 41.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 1971 | 40.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 40.08% | +0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 39.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 39.24% | +0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 38.93% | +0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 38.65% | +0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 38.36% | +0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 38.03% | +0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 37.61% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 37.07% | +0.7 pp |
| 1961 | 36.38% | +1.1 pp |
| 1960 | 35.31% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cyprus’s Urban population in 1961?
36.38% (1961). 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 total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cyprus’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +88.9% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.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: 66.7%; 2024: 66.68%; 2023: 66.67%; 2022: 66.67%; 2021: 66.67%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.