Cyprus's unemployment rose from 3.1 % in 1996 to 4.9 % in 2025.
Cyprus · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 16 with data
Cyprus's youth unemployment rose from 5.8 % in 1996 to 12.7 % in 2025.
Cyprus's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) rose from 10.4 % in 2009 to 20.8 % in 2025.
Cyprus's participation rose from 60.8 % in 1996 to 67.0 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
43rd of 182 · 8th in Europe & C. Asia
Cyprus's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 46.8 % in 1996 to 61.2 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.2 pts44th of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)up +1.0 pts7th of 34
- Labour force, totalup +0.6 %147th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)up +0.2 pts164th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)up +0.3 pts28th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)down −0.1 pts22nd of 34
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- Hours workedup +0.6 %7th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts154th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts127th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.1 pts15th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +3.2 %53rd of 168
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Cyprus.
- Average wageNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data