Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cyprus
Cyprus: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 1974
All-time low
1.05
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cyprus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.05 for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cyprus peaked at 1.6 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2023.
That places Cyprus 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.16 | — |
| 1951 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 1.15 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.15 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.16 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 1.16 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.15 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 1.15 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.13 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.15 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.15 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.11 | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.6 | +46.1% |
| 1975 | 1.09 | -32.2% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.1 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cyprus?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Cyprus was 1.05 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 1974.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2023.
- How does Cyprus rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cyprus ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.