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Cyprus — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Cyprus, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
66.70%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +88.9% since 1960
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
66.70%
First (1960)
35.31%
Change
+88.9%
Highest
68.80%
in 2001
Lowest
35.31%
in 1960
Average
59.81%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.98%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 66.68% |
| 2023 | 66.67% |
| 2022 | 66.67% |
| 2021 | 66.67% |
| 2020 | 66.72% |
| 2019 | 66.77% |
| 2018 | 66.83% |
| 2017 | 66.89% |
| 2016 | 66.96% |
| 2015 | 67.04% |
| 2014 | 67.12% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. 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
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.