What is life expectancy in Cyprus?

Life expectancy in Cyprus was 81.65 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Cyprus?

The highest recorded value was 81.65 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Cyprus?

The lowest recorded value was 38.51 years in 1895.

How does Cyprus rank for life expectancy?

Cyprus ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Cyprus?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cyprus data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Cyprus

Name: Life expectancy in Cyprus
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cyprus: Life expectancy was 81.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

81.65 years

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

43rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.65 years

in 2023

All-time low

38.51 years

in 1895

Years of data

1895–2023

Life expectancy in Cyprus, 1895–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Cyprus is 81.65 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Cyprus peaked at 81.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.51 years, in 1895.

That places Cyprus 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1890s	38.51 years	38.51 years	38.51 years	1
1900s	45 years	45 years	45 years	1
1910s	47.46 years	47.46 years	47.46 years	1
1920s	48.46 years	48.46 years	48.46 years	1
1930s	48.46 years	48.46 years	48.46 years	1
1940s	53.46 years	53.46 years	53.46 years	1
1950s	59.3 years	55.83 years	62.31 years	10
1960s	65.05 years	61.78 years	67.6 years	10
1970s	68.49 years	54.55 years	72.18 years	10
1980s	74.32 years	72.84 years	75.84 years	10
1990s	76.66 years	76.04 years	77.57 years	10
2000s	79.15 years	77.9 years	80.37 years	10
2010s	81.28 years	80.63 years	81.56 years	10
2020s	80.97 years	80.43 years	81.65 years	4

Countries ranked near Cyprus

40 Finland 81.91 years compare
41 Greece 81.86 years compare
42 Puerto Rico 81.69 years compare
44 Slovenia 81.6 years compare
45 Germany 81.38 years compare
46 United Kingdom 81.3 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Cyprus →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Cyprus?: Life expectancy in Cyprus was 81.65 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Cyprus?: The highest recorded value was 81.65 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Cyprus?: The lowest recorded value was 38.51 years in 1895.
How does Cyprus rank for life expectancy?: Cyprus ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Cyprus?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.