Cyprus Population (1960-2026) & Projected decline

The current population of Cyprus is 1,386,362 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,358,282 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth in 20 years).
Cyprus accounts for 0.02% of the world's population.
For the last 20 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of 1.57% per year.
Cyprus is ranked 153/197 by population and was ranked 153rd in 2006.
Cyprus is projected to reach 1.52M people in 2052.

Cyprus population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	1,283,630	-0.34%
2099	1,288,020	-0.35%
2098	1,292,508	-0.33%
2097	1,296,742	-0.33%
2096	1,301,023	-0.34%
2095	1,305,479	-0.32%
2094	1,309,718	-0.32%
2093	1,313,969	-0.36%
2092	1,318,737	-0.37%
2091	1,323,639	-0.39%
2090	1,328,837	-0.42%
2089	1,334,392	-0.43%
2088	1,340,131	-0.45%
2087	1,346,159	-0.49%
2086	1,352,854	-0.51%
2085	1,359,724	-0.51%
2084	1,366,740	-0.52%
2083	1,373,868	-0.53%
2082	1,381,157	-0.56%
2081	1,388,924	-0.57%
2080	1,396,828	-0.56%
2079	1,404,677	-0.55%
2078	1,412,505	-0.56%
2077	1,420,434	-0.53%
2076	1,428,032	-0.54%
2075	1,435,762	-0.53%
2074	1,443,463	-0.52%
2073	1,450,943	-0.5%
2072	1,458,241	-0.45%
2071	1,464,781	-0.43%
2070	1,471,110	-0.41%
2069	1,477,182	-0.39%
2068	1,483,033	-0.36%
2067	1,488,356	-0.31%
2066	1,492,983	-0.28%
2065	1,497,204	-0.25%
2064	1,501,025	-0.23%
2063	1,504,504	-0.21%
2062	1,507,711	-0.15%
2061	1,509,940	-0.12%
2060	1,511,787	-0.09%
2059	1,513,161	-0.09%
2058	1,514,533	-0.06%
2057	1,515,475	-0.03%
2056	1,515,978	-0.03%
2055	1,516,427	-0.03%
2054	1,516,816	-0.02%
2053	1,517,078	-0.003%
2052	1,517,120	0.06%
2051	1,516,244	0.08%
2050	1,515,102	0.08%
2049	1,513,890	0.11%
2048	1,512,298	0.12%
2047	1,510,494	0.14%
2046	1,508,356	0.15%
2045	1,506,087	0.17%
2044	1,503,508	0.19%
2043	1,500,726	0.21%
2042	1,497,592	0.24%
2041	1,493,983	0.28%
2040	1,489,871	0.31%
2039	1,485,335	0.34%
2038	1,480,323	0.35%
2037	1,475,124	0.4%
2036	1,469,196	0.42%
2035	1,463,098	0.46%
2034	1,456,442	0.5%
2033	1,449,244	0.54%
2032	1,441,479	0.56%
2031	1,433,522	0.62%
2030	1,424,675	0.65%
2029	1,415,483	0.71%
2028	1,405,454	0.79%
2027	1,394,504	0.81%
2026	1,383,344	0.88%
2025	1,371,233	0.95%
2024	1,358,282	0.99%
2023	1,344,976	1.02%
2022	1,331,370	1.07%
2021	1,317,309	1.16%
2020	1,302,247	1.21%
2019	1,286,671	1.25%
2018	1,270,737	1.31%
2017	1,254,275	1.39%
2016	1,237,112	1.44%
2015	1,219,502	1.47%
2014	1,201,801	1.51%
2013	1,183,895	1.59%
2012	1,165,397	1.65%
2011	1,146,493	1.66%
2010	1,127,816	1.66%
2009	1,109,371	1.68%
2008	1,091,026	1.71%
2007	1,072,714	1.74%
2006	1,054,418	1.76%
2005	1,036,151	1.8%
2004	1,017,875	1.83%
2003	999,590	1.85%
2002	981,440	1.8%
2001	964,127	1.74%
2000	947,667	1.76%
1999	931,234	1.82%
1998	914,548	1.89%
1997	897,568	1.96%
1996	880,290	2.04%
1995	862,695	2.13%
1994	844,667	2.26%
1993	826,034	1.94%
1992	810,341	1.43%
1991	798,944	1.34%
1990	788,351	1.41%
1989	777,420	1.46%
1988	766,235	1.52%
1987	754,785	1.57%
1986	743,105	1.62%
1985	731,277	1.66%
1984	719,334	1.71%
1983	707,225	1.54%
1982	696,497	1.1%
1981	688,893	0.85%
1980	683,076	0.82%
1979	677,549	0.79%
1978	672,249	0.77%
1977	667,101	0.77%
1976	662,032	0.4%
1975	659,405	-0.58%
1974	663,254	-0.4%
1973	665,937	0.74%
1972	661,063	1.07%
1971	654,050	1.02%
1970	647,446	0.98%
1969	641,189	0.95%
1968	635,157	0.94%
1967	629,251	0.94%
1966	623,390	0.92%
1965	617,736	0.85%
1964	612,521	0.87%
1963	607,252	0.96%
1962	601,466	1%
1961	595,514	1.54%
1960	586,490	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Cyprus has a population of 1.39M as of 2026, compared to 1.24M in 2016, 1.05M in 2006, and 880K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.21% per year. Cyprus is ranked 98th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Cyprus will have 1,508,356 people (8.8% growth) and still will be ranked 153rd.

By the year 2100, Cyprus' population is projected to decline by 7.41% from its current level to 1.28M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	7,749
2024	-	-	8,138
2023	13,722	5,025	8,697
2022	13,480	4,466	9,014
2021	14,646	5,305	9,341
2020	15,479	5,826	9,653
2019	15,662	5,679	9,983
2018	16,216	5,905	10,311
2017	16,714	6,082	10,632
2016	17,594	6,643	10,951
2015	17,617	6,340	11,277
2014	17,792	6,193	11,599
2013	18,030	6,116	11,914
2012	18,963	6,726	12,237
2011	18,837	6,271	12,566
2010	18,516	6,723	11,793
2009	18,375	6,820	11,555
2008	18,316	6,429	11,887
2007	18,315	5,983	12,332
2006	18,276	6,166	12,110
2005	18,262	5,646	12,616
2004	18,288	5,705	12,583
2003	18,270	5,484	12,786
2002	18,039	5,225	12,814
2001	16,591	5,308	11,283
2000	16,323	5,570	10,753
1999	16,547	5,524	11,023
1998	16,821	5,879	10,942
1997	17,140	6,444	10,696
1996	17,417	6,911	10,506
1995	17,775	7,226	10,549
1994	18,278	7,973	10,305
1993	18,983	8,463	10,520
1992	12,406	9,844	2,562
1991	10,396	9,102	1,294
1990	10,788	9,417	1,371
1989	11,059	9,156	1,903
1988	11,322	9,595	1,727
1987	11,579	9,114	2,465
1986	11,774	9,412	2,362
1985	11,889	9,242	2,647
1984	12,001	9,516	2,485
1983	12,217	9,318	2,899
1982	9,236	9,282	-46
1981	5,964	7,135	-1,171
1980	5,670	7,954	-2,284
1979	5,388	6,620	-1,232
1978	5,214	5,949	-735
1977	5,086	5,607	-521
1976	5,050	6,546	-1,496
1975	203	5,023	-4,820
1974	-7,899	321	-8,220
1973	2,528	5,405	-2,877
1972	7,207	8,244	-1,037
1971	6,812	8,398	-1,586
1970	6,411	8,412	-2,001
1969	6,113	8,857	-2,744
1968	5,946	9,153	-3,207
1967	5,862	9,313	-3,451
1966	5,855	9,478	-3,623
1965	5,459	9,643	-4,184
1964	4,975	8,322	-3,347
1963	5,563	8,568	-3,005
1962	6,014	9,455	-3,441
1961	5,889	9,584	-3,695
1960	12,151	8,385	3,766

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 188,472 and 16.7% in 2010.

Cyprus population clock

	Cyprus	Rank
Current population	1386362	153/197
Percent of world population	0.02%	153/197
One net population change	39.5 minutes	129/197
One birth every	36.2 minutes	159/196
One death every	55.3 minutes	153/196
Daily growth/decline	+36	129/197
Annual growth/decline	+13,306	129/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.99%	103/197
One migration net change every	1.13 hours	46/196
Annual migration change	+7,749	46/196
Foreign-born residents	202,062	111/195
Foreign-born share of population	14.9%	42/195

Largest cities by population

Cyprus
City	Population
Limassol	108K
Larnaca	59.2K
Nicosia	56.8K

Cyprus population statistics

	Cyprus	World
Life expectancy	82.2 years	73.8 years
Average age	39.8 years	33.8 years
Median age	39.2 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.4:49.6	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.39 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	388 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Cyprus.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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