Cyprus Population Pyramid 1980
Year
1980Cyprus in 1980
In 1980, Cyprus had a total population of 683,076 people. A decade earlier, in 1970, the population was 647,446; it has grown by 5.5% since.
The median age was 27.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 39.3 children under 15 and 14.8 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 683,076 | 27.7 | |
| Oman | 1,001,248 | 16.4 | |
| Bahrain | 358,979 | 21.8 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,015,700 | 26.2 | |
| Qatar | 275,914 | 23.5 |





