Cyprus Population Pyramid 2021
Year
2021Cyprus in 2021
As of 2021, Cyprus counted 1,317,309 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 14.9%, up from 1,146,492 in 2011.
Half of the population was younger than 38.0 years; 16.0% were children under 15 and 13.9% were 65 or older. 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 | 1,317,309 | 38.0 | |
| Bahrain | 1,501,764 | 31.6 | |
| Qatar | 2,814,982 | 32.9 | |
| Armenia | 2,870,349 | 36.6 | |
| Georgia | 3,788,451 | 37.6 |





