Work & Labour in Cyprus

89 indicators covering work & labour for Cyprus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% 2025 up 0.3% 68th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 42.3% 2025 up 14.7% 103rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% 2025 up 4.4% 47th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.7% 2025 up 5.1% 65th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.2% 2025 down 1.4% 62nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.7% 2025 up 7.5% 85th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.3% 2025 up 6.5% 36th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.0% 2025 up 7.3% 30th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.3% 2025 up 6.9% 29th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.2% 2025 up 3.6% 44th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 88.2% 2025 up 7.4% 18th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 71.7% 2025 up 2.9% 17th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 93.5% 2025 up 1.9% 8th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 91.7% 2025 up 3.7% 24th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.3% 2025 up 0.3% 130th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 89.8% 2025 up 5.6% 18th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.6% 2025 down 58.1% 146th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.7% 2025 down 45.6% 125th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.6% 2025 down 51.9% 134th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 5.7% 2025 down 8.8% 155th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 25.0% 2025 up 1.4% 100th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 81.6% 2025 up 2.3% 14th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 10.2% 2025 down 31.9% 169th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 11.8% 2025 down 34.1% 169th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 8.3% 2025 down 28.2% 163rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.8% 2025 down 23.0% 142nd
Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.5% 2025 down 28.4% 140th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 down 0.5% 149th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.1% 2025 down 57.8% 95th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.4% 2025 down 63.6% 92nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.7% 2025 down 60.9% 95th
GDP per person employed 72,892 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 26.7% 55th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.4% 2025 down 70.7% 115th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.0% 2025 down 73.6% 106th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.8% 2025 down 67.8% 113th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.0% 2025 up 3.8% 58th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.5% 2025 up 4.5% 103rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% 2025 up 4.5% 74th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.5% 2025 down 1.2% 63rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 38.9% 2025 up 5.5% 116th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.1% 2025 down 0.7% 68th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% 2025 up 1.9% 88th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.5% 2025 down 59.0% 83rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 14.4% 2025 down 58.6% 63rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.5% 2025 down 60.0% 93rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 11.3% 2025 down 22.8% 149th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 10.1% 2025 down 36.4% 136th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 10.7% 2025 down 30.1% 147th
Productivity: output per hour worked 43.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 2.4% 43rd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 9.2% 2025 down 35.5% 158th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 34.0% 2025 up 26.2% 63rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 37.0% 2025 up 52.4% 100th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 35.5% 2025 up 39.1% 82nd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 8.4% 2025 down 33.5% 160th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 57.9% 2025 up 15.0% 42nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 69.4% 2025 up 18.3% 65th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.7% 2025 up 16.8% 45th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 7.3% 2025 down 30.6% 154th
Unemployment with basic education 5.7% 2024 down 71.6% 74th
Unemployment with basic education, male 5.7% 2024 down 77.1% 66th