Cyprus Population Pyramid 1961
Year
1961Cyprus in 1961
As of 1961, Cyprus counted 595,514 inhabitants. That is 18.9% more than in 1951, when the population stood at 501,050.
With a median age of 23.1 years, Cyprus had a youth dependency ratio of 63.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.3 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Cyprus was 1.39 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 81.6 years on average (83.7 years for girls, 79.6 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
199,290 immigrants live in Cyprus, 14.7% of the population.
| United Kingdom | 38,082 |
| Greece | 25,031 |
| Georgia | 16,136 |
| Russian Federation | 13,731 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 12,150 |
80,760 people born in Cyprus live in other countries.
| Turkey | 30,993 |
| Greece | 23,412 |
| Australia | 16,610 |
| Canada | 3,907 |
| Bulgaria | 2,034 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 595,514 | 23.1 | |
| Oman | 539,854 | 18.8 | |
| Kuwait | 345,945 | 21.8 | |
| Jordan | 897,591 | 16.8 | |
| Bahrain | 172,347 | 18.7 |





