Age dependency ratio, young in Cyprus
Cyprus: Age dependency ratio, young was 23.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Cyprus, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Cyprus stood at 23.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Cyprus peaked at 63.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2015.
That places Cyprus 174th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.3% | — |
| 1961 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 61.6% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 60.1% | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 58.7% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 57.4% | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 56.3% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 55.4% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 54.5% | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 53.6% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 52.7% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 51.8% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 49.2% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 48.3% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 46.6% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 44.4% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 42.4% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 40.7% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 38.2% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 38.7% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 38.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 37.7% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 37.4% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 37.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.4% | 53.6% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 40.7% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 37.8% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 34.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 24.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 22.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.6% | 23.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 171 Saint Lucia 23.7% compare
- 172 Czechia 23.7% compare
- 173 Finland 23.3% compare
- 175 Netherlands 23.3% compare
- 176 Canada 23.1% compare
- 177 Switzerland 23.0% compare
More health data for Cyprus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,325 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.078 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Cyprus?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Cyprus was 23.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cyprus ranks 174th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.