Age dependency ratio in Cyprus
Cyprus: Age dependency ratio was 45.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Cyprus, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 45.0% for age dependency ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Cyprus peaked at 73.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2011.
That places Cyprus 180th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.9% | 66.7% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 55.5% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 52.5% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 48.6% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 40.0% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 39.2% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 42.0% | 45.0% | 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)
- Age dependency ratio, old 21.6% (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 in Cyprus?
- Age dependency ratio in Cyprus was 45.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2011.
- How does Cyprus rank for age dependency ratio?
- Cyprus ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.