Cyprus Population Pyramid 1998
Year
1998Cyprus in 1998
The population of Cyprus in 1998 was 914,548. A decade earlier, in 1988, the population was 766,234; it has grown by 19.4% since.
With a median age of 31.2 years, Cyprus had a youth dependency ratio of 35.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 14.7 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 914,548 | 31.2 | |
| Bahrain | 639,378 | 25.8 | |
| Qatar | 580,540 | 29.8 | |
| Kuwait | 1,844,302 | 25.5 | |
| Oman | 2,222,489 | 20.4 |





