Gender in Cyprus 106 indicators covering gender for Cyprus. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Sex ratio by age 29.6 males per 100 females 2023 down 24.4% 69th Sex ratio at age 5 106.2 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.7% 48th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.44 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 36th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.3% 2023 up 14.3% 207th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.1% 2023 up 4.0% 121st Sex ratio at age 60 95.27 males per 100 females 2023 down 4.9% 96th Male population by age group 38,164 people 2023 up 11.7% 162nd Female population by age group 35,890 people 2023 up 12.0% 162nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 105.2% 2025 up 16.0% 108th Share of female employment by economic sector 0.8% 2025 down 59.3% 163rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 35.7 2019 down 9.4% 116th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 26 2019 down 11.6% 173rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.43 years 2018 up 9.5% 58th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.28 years 2018 up 8.7% 43rd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 33.3% 2025 up 266.3% 40th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 15.1% 2020 up 5.1% 138th Share of women in ministerial positions 33.3% 2024 up 266.3% 45th Share of women in parliament 14.3% 2025 up 14.3% 154th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.4% 2016 down 12.4% 145th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 13.8% 2016 down 11.5% 137th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 86.8% 2025 down 3.4% 132nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 17.0% 2023 down 4.0% 163rd Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.29 ratio 2025 — 128th Female migrants 55.0% 2020 down 2.2% 18th Time-related underemployment, female 4.3% 2024 down 71.4% 45th Time-related underemployment, male 5.2% 2024 down 64.7% 24th Age at first marriage, female 26.4 2011 up 4.8% 56th Number of daily smokers, men and women 165,974 2012 up 28.3% 147th Age at first marriage, male 29.3 2011 up 2.1% 53rd Female homicide victims 5 homicides 2024 unchanged 105th Female homicide rate 0.7418 homicides per 100,000 population 2024 down 11.8% 88th Male homicide victims 8 homicides 2024 up 33.3% 114th Male homicide rate 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population 2024 up 18.3% 104th Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 12.7 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 10.9% 59th Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 38.26 2017 up 21.4% 29th Rural population, female 16.0% 2015 up 3.2% 124th Rural population, male 17.1% 2015 up 5.1% 115th Urban population, female 33.0% 2015 down 2.9% 75th Urban population, male 33.9% 2015 down 1.0% 64th Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women 31.1% 2023 up 66.0% 64th Average effective age of retirement for women 62.4 years 2018 up 0.3% 29th Average usual weekly hours worked, women 15 years and older 37.35 Hours 2016 down 0.7% 19th Average age of women at marriage 27.7 years 2006 up 1.8% 37th Representation of women in the judiciary 1.09 ratio 2024 up 12.4% 18th ← Previous Page 2 of 2