Age dependency ratio, old in Cyprus
Cyprus: Age dependency ratio, old was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Cyprus, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Cyprus is 21.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Cyprus peaked at 21.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1960.
Cyprus ranks 66th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.8% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.3% | 21.6% | 6 |
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More health data for Cyprus
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 6,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 7,192 (2025)
- Population, female 680,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 6,796 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 6,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 7,395 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Cyprus?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Cyprus was 21.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1960.
- How does Cyprus rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Cyprus ranks 66th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.