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Population in Cyprus compared to Italy: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 42.2 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Cyprus vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Italy
2100 1,283,630 35,208,261
2099 1,288,020 35,444,989
2098 1,292,508 35,676,340
2097 1,296,742 35,914,345
2096 1,301,023 36,150,501
2095 1,305,479 36,386,787
2094 1,309,718 36,619,396
2093 1,313,969 36,850,181
2092 1,318,737 37,089,746
2091 1,323,639 37,323,400
2090 1,328,837 37,560,976
2089 1,334,392 37,802,157
2088 1,340,131 38,040,056
2087 1,346,159 38,280,439
2086 1,352,854 38,517,279
2085 1,359,724 38,761,126
2084 1,366,740 39,008,873
2083 1,373,868 39,255,273
2082 1,381,157 39,509,964
2081 1,388,924 39,767,732
2080 1,396,828 40,030,977
2079 1,404,677 40,302,924
2078 1,412,505 40,579,648
2077 1,420,434 40,860,952
2076 1,428,032 41,151,772
2075 1,435,762 41,455,646
2074 1,443,463 41,779,503
2073 1,450,943 42,111,664
2072 1,458,241 42,459,257
2071 1,464,781 42,814,908
2070 1,471,110 43,187,953
2069 1,477,182 43,571,469
2068 1,483,033 43,964,515
2067 1,488,356 44,361,273
2066 1,492,983 44,771,926
2065 1,497,204 45,197,177
2064 1,501,025 45,628,630
2063 1,504,504 46,066,216
2062 1,507,711 46,517,561
2061 1,509,940 46,971,598
2060 1,511,787 47,424,830
2059 1,513,161 47,879,711
2058 1,514,533 48,332,818
2057 1,515,475 48,778,066
2056 1,515,978 49,222,515
2055 1,516,427 49,653,326
2054 1,516,816 50,073,600
2053 1,517,078 50,488,203
2052 1,517,120 50,886,354
2051 1,516,244 51,276,616
2050 1,515,102 51,663,176
2049 1,513,890 52,034,983
2048 1,512,298 52,392,012
2047 1,510,494 52,745,310
2046 1,508,356 53,080,828
2045 1,506,087 53,408,660
2044 1,503,508 53,723,325
2043 1,500,726 54,042,322
2042 1,497,592 54,342,628
2041 1,493,983 54,629,496
2040 1,489,871 54,916,374
2039 1,485,335 55,205,078
2038 1,480,323 55,481,637
2037 1,475,124 55,757,394
2036 1,469,196 56,025,224
2035 1,463,098 56,295,613
2034 1,456,442 56,562,648
2033 1,449,244 56,822,364
2032 1,441,479 57,078,534
2031 1,433,522 57,345,322
2030 1,424,675 57,606,120
2029 1,415,483 57,851,091
2028 1,405,454 58,091,760
2027 1,394,504 58,333,039
2026 1,383,344 58,562,681
2025 1,371,233 58,769,653
2024 1,358,282 58,952,704
2023 1,344,976 58,984,216
2022 1,331,370 59,013,667
2021 1,317,309 59,133,173
2020 1,302,247 59,438,851
2019 1,286,671 59,729,081
2018 1,270,737 60,148,658
2017 1,254,275 60,002,252
2016 1,237,112 60,115,223
2015 1,219,502 60,229,605
2014 1,201,801 60,320,707
2013 1,183,895 60,311,613
2012 1,165,397 60,191,247
2011 1,146,493 60,026,841
2010 1,127,816 59,819,407
2009 1,109,371 59,555,454
2008 1,091,026 59,211,181
2007 1,072,714 58,756,247
2006 1,054,418 58,399,861
2005 1,036,151 58,166,682
2004 1,017,875 57,828,179
2003 999,590 57,399,184
2002 981,440 57,089,824
2001 964,127 56,976,981
2000 947,667 56,942,108
1999 931,234 56,916,317
1998 914,548 56,906,744
1997 897,568 56,890,372
1996 880,290 56,860,281
1995 862,695 56,844,303
1994 844,667 56,843,400
1993 826,034 56,831,821
1992 810,341 56,797,087
1991 798,944 56,758,521
1990 788,351 56,719,240
1989 777,420 56,671,781
1988 766,235 56,629,288
1987 754,785 56,601,931
1986 743,105 56,596,155
1985 731,277 56,593,071
1984 719,334 56,576,718
1983 707,225 56,564,074
1982 696,497 56,543,548
1981 688,893 56,501,675
1980 683,076 56,433,883
1979 677,549 56,317,749
1978 672,249 56,155,143
1977 667,101 55,955,411
1976 662,032 55,718,260
1975 659,405 55,441,001
1974 663,254 55,110,868
1973 665,937 54,751,406
1972 661,063 54,381,345
1971 654,050 54,073,490
1970 647,446 53,821,850
1969 641,189 53,537,950
1968 635,157 53,235,750
1967 629,251 52,900,500
1966 623,390 52,519,000
1965 617,736 52,112,350
1964 612,521 51,675,350
1963 607,252 51,252,000
1962 601,466 50,879,450
1961 595,514 50,536,350
1960 586,490 50,199,700

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

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Italy
2100 -0.34% -0.67%
2099 -0.35% -0.65%
2098 -0.33% -0.66%
2097 -0.33% -0.65%
2096 -0.34% -0.65%
2095 -0.32% -0.64%
2094 -0.32% -0.63%
2093 -0.36% -0.65%
2092 -0.37% -0.63%
2091 -0.39% -0.63%
2090 -0.42% -0.64%
2089 -0.43% -0.63%
2088 -0.45% -0.63%
2087 -0.49% -0.61%
2086 -0.51% -0.63%
2085 -0.51% -0.64%
2084 -0.52% -0.63%
2083 -0.53% -0.64%
2082 -0.56% -0.65%
2081 -0.57% -0.66%
2080 -0.56% -0.67%
2079 -0.55% -0.68%
2078 -0.56% -0.69%
2077 -0.53% -0.71%
2076 -0.54% -0.73%
2075 -0.53% -0.78%
2074 -0.52% -0.79%
2073 -0.5% -0.82%
2072 -0.45% -0.83%
2071 -0.43% -0.86%
2070 -0.41% -0.88%
2069 -0.39% -0.89%
2068 -0.36% -0.89%
2067 -0.31% -0.92%
2066 -0.28% -0.94%
2065 -0.25% -0.95%
2064 -0.23% -0.95%
2063 -0.21% -0.97%
2062 -0.15% -0.97%
2061 -0.12% -0.96%
2060 -0.09% -0.95%
2059 -0.09% -0.94%
2058 -0.06% -0.91%
2057 -0.03% -0.9%
2056 -0.03% -0.87%
2055 -0.03% -0.84%
2054 -0.02% -0.82%
2053 -0.003% -0.78%
2052 0.06% -0.76%
2051 0.08% -0.75%
2050 0.08% -0.71%
2049 0.11% -0.68%
2048 0.12% -0.67%
2047 0.14% -0.63%
2046 0.15% -0.61%
2045 0.17% -0.59%
2044 0.19% -0.59%
2043 0.21% -0.55%
2042 0.24% -0.53%
2041 0.28% -0.52%
2040 0.31% -0.52%
2039 0.34% -0.5%
2038 0.35% -0.49%
2037 0.4% -0.48%
2036 0.42% -0.48%
2035 0.46% -0.47%
2034 0.5% -0.46%
2033 0.54% -0.45%
2032 0.56% -0.47%
2031 0.62% -0.45%
2030 0.65% -0.42%
2029 0.71% -0.41%
2028 0.79% -0.41%
2027 0.81% -0.39%
2026 0.88% -0.35%
2025 0.95% -0.31%
2024 0.99% -0.05%
2023 1.02% -0.05%
2022 1.07% -0.2%
2021 1.16% -0.51%
2020 1.21% -0.49%
2019 1.25% -0.7%
2018 1.31% 0.24%
2017 1.39% -0.19%
2016 1.44% -0.19%
2015 1.47% -0.15%
2014 1.51% 0.02%
2013 1.59% 0.2%
2012 1.65% 0.27%
2011 1.66% 0.35%
2010 1.66% 0.44%
2009 1.68% 0.58%
2008 1.71% 0.77%
2007 1.74% 0.61%
2006 1.76% 0.4%
2005 1.8% 0.59%
2004 1.83% 0.75%
2003 1.85% 0.54%
2002 1.8% 0.2%
2001 1.74% 0.06%
2000 1.76% 0.05%
1999 1.82% 0.02%
1998 1.89% 0.03%
1997 1.96% 0.05%
1996 2.04% 0.03%
1995 2.13% 0.002%
1994 2.26% 0.02%
1993 1.94% 0.06%
1992 1.43% 0.07%
1991 1.34% 0.07%
1990 1.41% 0.08%
1989 1.46% 0.08%
1988 1.52% 0.05%
1987 1.57% 0.01%
1986 1.62% 0.005%
1985 1.66% 0.03%
1984 1.71% 0.02%
1983 1.54% 0.04%
1982 1.1% 0.07%
1981 0.85% 0.12%
1980 0.82% 0.21%
1979 0.79% 0.29%
1978 0.77% 0.36%
1977 0.77% 0.43%
1976 0.4% 0.5%
1975 -0.58% 0.6%
1974 -0.4% 0.66%
1973 0.74% 0.68%
1972 1.07% 0.57%
1971 1.02% 0.47%
1970 0.98% 0.53%
1969 0.95% 0.57%
1968 0.94% 0.63%
1967 0.94% 0.73%
1966 0.92% 0.78%
1965 0.85% 0.85%
1964 0.87% 0.83%
1963 0.96% 0.73%
1962 1% 0.68%
1961 1.54% 0.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Italy
Current population
1386362
58562681
Population rank 153/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.71%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
55.3 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +36 -86
Annual growth/decline +13,306 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 170/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 +75,448
Net migration rank 46/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - 75,448
2024 - 8,138 - 95,246
2023 5,025 8,697 -283,125 150,189
2022 4,466 9,014 -318,674 231,228
2021 5,305 9,341 -301,579 157,327
2020 5,826 9,653 -338,801 85,281
2019 5,679 9,983 -215,025 46,634
2018 5,905 10,311 -192,475 83,686
2017 6,082 10,632 -192,007 95,147
2016 6,643 10,951 -138,265 84,568
2015 6,340 11,277 -162,620 39,389
2014 6,193 11,599 -96,513 52,679
2013 6,116 11,914 -90,468 158,090
2012 6,726 12,237 -78,248 252,524
2011 6,271 12,566 -48,021 198,544
2010 6,723 11,793 -23,928 274,387
2009 6,820 11,555 -17,866 283,676
2008 6,429 11,887 -11,842 422,534
2007 5,983 12,332 -5,876 495,092
2006 6,166 12,110 0 215,995
2005 5,646 12,616 -17,450 258,702
2004 5,705 12,583 11,566 417,970
2003 5,484 12,786 -40,179 478,578
2002 5,225 12,814 -22,836 223,861
2001 5,308 11,283 -11,396 48,903
2000 5,570 10,753 -17,082 56,065
1999 5,524 11,023 -22,766 54,405
1998 5,879 10,942 -39,835 67,985
1997 6,444 10,696 -22,756 50,539
1996 6,911 10,506 -22,744 53,450
1995 7,226 10,549 -34,107 -460,287
1994 7,973 10,305 -17,053 502,750
1993 8,463 10,520 0 24,321
1992 9,844 2,562 22,718 51,747
1991 9,102 1,294 11,352 19,721
1990 9,417 1,371 22,688 35,317
1989 9,156 1,903 28,336 19,540
1988 9,595 1,727 33,977 18,553
1987 9,114 2,465 16,980 7,825
1986 9,412 2,362 11,319 -6,206
1985 9,242 2,647 28,297 6,911
1984 9,516 2,485 50,919 203
1983 9,318 2,899 33,939 -3,733
1982 9,282 -46 79,161 -24,223
1981 7,135 -1,171 73,452 7,182
1980 7,954 -2,284 84,650 295,642
1979 6,620 -1,232 129,531 42,637
1978 5,949 -735 168,465 43,932
1977 5,607 -521 190,248 42,246
1976 6,546 -1,496 228,445 40,885
1975 5,023 -4,820 271,660 43,051
1974 321 -8,220 336,176 42,487
1973 5,405 -2,877 328,508 41,631
1972 8,244 -1,037 364,355 43,182
1971 8,398 -1,586 383,922 -58,627
1970 8,412 -2,001 376,753 -62,216
1969 8,857 -2,744 390,827 -45,346
1968 9,153 -3,207 399,268 -50,149
1967 9,313 -3,451 439,074 -37,992
1966 9,478 -3,623 488,427 -35,352
1965 9,643 -4,184 474,222 -36,267
1964 8,322 -3,347 527,089 -27,368
1963 8,568 -3,005 440,767 -28,198
1962 9,455 -3,441 427,387 -25,840
1961 9,584 -3,695 459,880 -129,761
1960 8,385 3,766 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/italy | CC BY

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). In Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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