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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 35.2 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Cyprus vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Spain
2100 1,283,630 33,862,981
2099 1,288,020 34,039,965
2098 1,292,508 34,215,187
2097 1,296,742 34,387,116
2096 1,301,023 34,552,002
2095 1,305,479 34,719,411
2094 1,309,718 34,882,039
2093 1,313,969 35,044,043
2092 1,318,737 35,204,657
2091 1,323,639 35,366,895
2090 1,328,837 35,535,838
2089 1,334,392 35,707,942
2088 1,340,131 35,877,681
2087 1,346,159 36,043,209
2086 1,352,854 36,210,710
2085 1,359,724 36,386,207
2084 1,366,740 36,564,622
2083 1,373,868 36,749,680
2082 1,381,157 36,936,644
2081 1,388,924 37,133,976
2080 1,396,828 37,337,517
2079 1,404,677 37,551,557
2078 1,412,505 37,771,135
2077 1,420,434 38,002,963
2076 1,428,032 38,249,247
2075 1,435,762 38,506,040
2074 1,443,463 38,777,715
2073 1,450,943 39,056,249
2072 1,458,241 39,348,447
2071 1,464,781 39,642,346
2070 1,471,110 39,949,413
2069 1,477,182 40,256,590
2068 1,483,033 40,575,543
2067 1,488,356 40,893,798
2066 1,492,983 41,218,263
2065 1,497,204 41,543,254
2064 1,501,025 41,878,338
2063 1,504,504 42,208,320
2062 1,507,711 42,542,893
2061 1,509,940 42,874,096
2060 1,511,787 43,191,452
2059 1,513,161 43,506,737
2058 1,514,533 43,809,907
2057 1,515,475 44,112,668
2056 1,515,978 44,415,689
2055 1,516,427 44,691,749
2054 1,516,816 44,958,971
2053 1,517,078 45,223,225
2052 1,517,120 45,470,541
2051 1,516,244 45,695,307
2050 1,515,102 45,911,520
2049 1,513,890 46,127,777
2048 1,512,298 46,322,244
2047 1,510,494 46,510,152
2046 1,508,356 46,687,914
2045 1,506,087 46,858,778
2044 1,503,508 47,016,278
2043 1,500,726 47,158,325
2042 1,497,592 47,301,091
2041 1,493,983 47,434,593
2040 1,489,871 47,563,236
2039 1,485,335 47,685,343
2038 1,480,323 47,798,797
2037 1,475,124 47,910,899
2036 1,469,196 48,020,350
2035 1,463,098 48,124,430
2034 1,456,442 48,220,051
2033 1,449,244 48,311,842
2032 1,441,479 48,402,470
2031 1,433,522 48,495,278
2030 1,424,675 48,579,920
2029 1,415,483 48,648,699
2028 1,405,454 48,707,969
2027 1,394,504 48,758,200
2026 1,383,344 48,806,901
2025 1,371,233 48,838,057
2024 1,358,282 48,848,840
2023 1,344,976 48,352,528
2022 1,331,370 47,786,102
2021 1,317,309 47,443,821
2020 1,302,247 47,359,424
2019 1,286,671 47,118,501
2018 1,270,737 46,782,011
2017 1,254,275 46,571,232
2016 1,237,112 46,458,139
2015 1,219,502 46,422,303
2014 1,201,801 46,460,733
2013 1,183,895 46,604,197
2012 1,165,397 46,773,055
2011 1,146,493 46,742,697
2010 1,127,816 46,576,897
2009 1,109,371 46,362,946
2008 1,091,026 45,954,106
2007 1,072,714 45,226,803
2006 1,054,418 44,397,319
2005 1,036,151 43,653,155
2004 1,017,875 42,921,895
2003 999,590 42,187,645
2002 981,440 41,431,558
2001 964,127 40,850,412
2000 947,667 40,567,864
1999 931,234 40,386,875
1998 914,548 40,223,509
1997 897,568 40,057,389
1996 880,290 39,889,852
1995 862,695 39,724,050
1994 844,667 39,549,108
1993 826,034 39,361,262
1992 810,341 39,157,685
1991 798,944 38,966,376
1990 788,351 38,867,322
1989 777,420 38,827,764
1988 766,235 38,766,939
1987 754,785 38,684,815
1986 743,105 38,584,624
1985 731,277 38,469,512
1984 719,334 38,330,364
1983 707,225 38,171,525
1982 696,497 37,986,012
1981 688,893 37,758,631
1980 683,076 37,491,165
1979 677,549 37,191,330
1978 672,249 36,864,898
1977 667,101 36,511,638
1976 662,032 36,137,812
1975 659,405 35,757,900
1974 663,254 35,373,335
1973 665,937 34,988,947
1972 661,063 34,604,469
1971 654,050 34,224,490
1970 647,446 33,814,531
1969 641,189 33,441,054
1968 635,157 33,113,134
1967 629,251 32,682,947
1966 623,390 32,283,194
1965 617,736 31,954,292
1964 612,521 31,609,195
1963 607,252 31,296,651
1962 601,466 31,023,366
1961 595,514 30,739,250
1960 586,490 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Spain
2100 -0.34% -0.52%
2099 -0.35% -0.51%
2098 -0.33% -0.5%
2097 -0.33% -0.48%
2096 -0.34% -0.48%
2095 -0.32% -0.47%
2094 -0.32% -0.46%
2093 -0.36% -0.46%
2092 -0.37% -0.46%
2091 -0.39% -0.48%
2090 -0.42% -0.48%
2089 -0.43% -0.47%
2088 -0.45% -0.46%
2087 -0.49% -0.46%
2086 -0.51% -0.48%
2085 -0.51% -0.49%
2084 -0.52% -0.5%
2083 -0.53% -0.51%
2082 -0.56% -0.53%
2081 -0.57% -0.55%
2080 -0.56% -0.57%
2079 -0.55% -0.58%
2078 -0.56% -0.61%
2077 -0.53% -0.64%
2076 -0.54% -0.67%
2075 -0.53% -0.7%
2074 -0.52% -0.71%
2073 -0.5% -0.74%
2072 -0.45% -0.74%
2071 -0.43% -0.77%
2070 -0.41% -0.76%
2069 -0.39% -0.79%
2068 -0.36% -0.78%
2067 -0.31% -0.79%
2066 -0.28% -0.78%
2065 -0.25% -0.8%
2064 -0.23% -0.78%
2063 -0.21% -0.79%
2062 -0.15% -0.77%
2061 -0.12% -0.73%
2060 -0.09% -0.72%
2059 -0.09% -0.69%
2058 -0.06% -0.69%
2057 -0.03% -0.68%
2056 -0.03% -0.62%
2055 -0.03% -0.59%
2054 -0.02% -0.58%
2053 -0.003% -0.54%
2052 0.06% -0.49%
2051 0.08% -0.47%
2050 0.08% -0.47%
2049 0.11% -0.42%
2048 0.12% -0.4%
2047 0.14% -0.38%
2046 0.15% -0.36%
2045 0.17% -0.33%
2044 0.19% -0.3%
2043 0.21% -0.3%
2042 0.24% -0.28%
2041 0.28% -0.27%
2040 0.31% -0.26%
2039 0.34% -0.24%
2038 0.35% -0.23%
2037 0.4% -0.23%
2036 0.42% -0.22%
2035 0.46% -0.2%
2034 0.5% -0.19%
2033 0.54% -0.19%
2032 0.56% -0.19%
2031 0.62% -0.17%
2030 0.65% -0.14%
2029 0.71% -0.12%
2028 0.79% -0.1%
2027 0.81% -0.1%
2026 0.88% -0.06%
2025 0.95% -0.02%
2024 0.99% 1.03%
2023 1.02% 1.19%
2022 1.07% 0.72%
2021 1.16% 0.18%
2020 1.21% 0.51%
2019 1.25% 0.72%
2018 1.31% 0.45%
2017 1.39% 0.24%
2016 1.44% 0.08%
2015 1.47% -0.08%
2014 1.51% -0.31%
2013 1.59% -0.36%
2012 1.65% 0.06%
2011 1.66% 0.36%
2010 1.66% 0.46%
2009 1.68% 0.89%
2008 1.71% 1.61%
2007 1.74% 1.87%
2006 1.76% 1.7%
2005 1.8% 1.7%
2004 1.83% 1.74%
2003 1.85% 1.82%
2002 1.8% 1.42%
2001 1.74% 0.7%
2000 1.76% 0.45%
1999 1.82% 0.41%
1998 1.89% 0.41%
1997 1.96% 0.42%
1996 2.04% 0.42%
1995 2.13% 0.44%
1994 2.26% 0.48%
1993 1.94% 0.52%
1992 1.43% 0.49%
1991 1.34% 0.25%
1990 1.41% 0.1%
1989 1.46% 0.16%
1988 1.52% 0.21%
1987 1.57% 0.26%
1986 1.62% 0.3%
1985 1.66% 0.36%
1984 1.71% 0.42%
1983 1.54% 0.49%
1982 1.1% 0.6%
1981 0.85% 0.71%
1980 0.82% 0.81%
1979 0.79% 0.89%
1978 0.77% 0.97%
1977 0.77% 1.03%
1976 0.4% 1.06%
1975 -0.58% 1.09%
1974 -0.4% 1.1%
1973 0.74% 1.11%
1972 1.07% 1.11%
1971 1.02% 1.21%
1970 0.98% 1.12%
1969 0.95% 0.99%
1968 0.94% 1.32%
1967 0.94% 1.24%
1966 0.92% 1.03%
1965 0.85% 1.09%
1964 0.87% 1%
1963 0.96% 0.88%
1962 1% 0.92%
1961 1.54% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Spain
Current population
1386362
48806901
Population rank 153/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.59%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
55.3 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 +96,630
Net migration rank 46/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - 96,630
2024 - 8,138 - 111,674
2023 5,025 8,697 -111,211 119,099
2022 4,466 9,014 -133,801 299,779
2021 5,305 9,341 -113,865 144,385
2020 5,826 9,653 -151,551 236,854
2019 5,679 9,983 -56,542 464,783
2018 5,905 10,311 -56,139 337,467
2017 6,082 10,632 -32,600 201,135
2016 6,643 10,951 0 106,474
2015 6,340 11,277 -4,642 -1,979
2014 6,193 11,599 32,522 -97,870
2013 6,116 11,914 37,284 -250,741
2012 6,726 12,237 51,450 -153,486
2011 6,271 12,566 84,137 60,761
2010 6,723 11,793 102,469 69,406
2009 6,820 11,555 106,635 129,557
2008 6,429 11,887 133,267 434,135
2007 5,983 12,332 108,545 772,317
2006 6,166 12,110 110,994 659,720
2005 5,646 12,616 78,576 629,803
2004 5,705 12,583 85,844 661,158
2003 5,484 12,786 54,844 658,428
2002 5,225 12,814 53,861 737,880
2001 5,308 11,283 44,936 181,307
2000 5,570 10,753 36,512 176,269
1999 5,524 11,023 8,077 178,559
1998 5,879 10,942 4,022 182,926
1997 6,444 10,696 20,028 165,345
1996 6,911 10,506 11,967 162,704
1995 7,226 10,549 15,889 162,434
1994 7,973 10,305 31,639 160,407
1993 8,463 10,520 47,234 160,907
1992 9,844 2,562 62,652 177,544
1991 9,102 1,294 58,450 122,841
1990 9,417 1,371 66,075 -30,684
1989 9,156 1,903 81,538 -25,892
1988 9,595 1,727 100,794 -17,663
1987 9,114 2,465 116,054 -12,681
1986 9,412 2,362 131,188 -13,540
1985 9,242 2,647 146,184 -589
1984 9,516 2,485 172,487 2,754
1983 9,318 2,899 183,223 1,241
1982 9,282 -46 231,714 -7,384
1981 7,135 -1,171 237,879 2,563
1980 7,954 -2,284 281,184 20,166
1979 6,620 -1,232 312,407 -5,929
1978 5,949 -735 339,157 -2,504
1977 5,607 -521 361,465 -1,332
1976 6,546 -1,496 375,834 2,804
1975 5,023 -4,820 371,882 -218
1974 321 -8,220 396,182 105,838
1973 5,405 -2,877 374,381 8,624
1972 8,244 -1,037 391,030 7,935
1971 8,398 -1,586 369,625 7,363
1970 8,412 -2,001 378,723 -60,580
1969 8,857 -2,744 367,851 -49,956
1968 9,153 -3,207 387,423 -46,088
1967 9,313 -3,451 402,001 -42,344
1966 9,478 -3,623 397,084 -41,467
1965 9,643 -4,184 405,819 -42,476
1964 8,322 -3,347 429,885 -41,461
1963 8,568 -3,005 394,338 -44,446
1962 9,455 -3,441 384,690 -45,211
1961 9,584 -3,695 396,537 -46,517
1960 8,385 3,766 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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