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Population in Cyprus compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 50.6 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Cyprus vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus United Kingdom
2100 1,283,630 74,700,585
2099 1,288,020 74,831,175
2098 1,292,508 74,950,267
2097 1,296,742 75,064,397
2096 1,301,023 75,176,691
2095 1,305,479 75,287,063
2094 1,309,718 75,383,856
2093 1,313,969 75,482,205
2092 1,318,737 75,575,769
2091 1,323,639 75,666,091
2090 1,328,837 75,753,129
2089 1,334,392 75,835,723
2088 1,340,131 75,907,614
2087 1,346,159 75,978,712
2086 1,352,854 76,046,742
2085 1,359,724 76,105,680
2084 1,366,740 76,156,223
2083 1,373,868 76,205,894
2082 1,381,157 76,246,844
2081 1,388,924 76,274,040
2080 1,396,828 76,306,205
2079 1,404,677 76,334,949
2078 1,412,505 76,353,484
2077 1,420,434 76,371,123
2076 1,428,032 76,373,520
2075 1,435,762 76,386,071
2074 1,443,463 76,397,426
2073 1,450,943 76,406,554
2072 1,458,241 76,398,941
2071 1,464,781 76,388,223
2070 1,471,110 76,378,505
2069 1,477,182 76,371,827
2068 1,483,033 76,370,973
2067 1,488,356 76,363,548
2066 1,492,983 76,356,638
2065 1,497,204 76,355,841
2064 1,501,025 76,352,770
2063 1,504,504 76,353,175
2062 1,507,711 76,346,535
2061 1,509,940 76,344,206
2060 1,511,787 76,344,725
2059 1,513,161 76,345,215
2058 1,514,533 76,326,961
2057 1,515,475 76,307,006
2056 1,515,978 76,274,247
2055 1,516,427 76,235,304
2054 1,516,816 76,167,710
2053 1,517,078 76,094,051
2052 1,517,120 76,001,979
2051 1,516,244 75,895,690
2050 1,515,102 75,777,445
2049 1,513,890 75,646,044
2048 1,512,298 75,499,380
2047 1,510,494 75,338,951
2046 1,508,356 75,171,300
2045 1,506,087 74,993,186
2044 1,503,508 74,807,530
2043 1,500,726 74,607,485
2042 1,497,592 74,407,783
2041 1,493,983 74,203,292
2040 1,489,871 73,994,525
2039 1,485,335 73,782,112
2038 1,480,323 73,559,085
2037 1,475,124 73,335,723
2036 1,469,196 73,101,646
2035 1,463,098 72,850,722
2034 1,456,442 72,597,177
2033 1,449,244 72,322,802
2032 1,441,479 72,046,316
2031 1,433,522 71,757,868
2030 1,424,675 71,442,811
2029 1,415,483 71,123,782
2028 1,405,454 70,783,199
2027 1,394,504 70,421,923
2026 1,383,344 70,055,911
2025 1,371,233 69,658,188
2024 1,358,282 69,226,000
2023 1,344,976 68,492,000
2022 1,331,370 67,604,000
2021 1,317,309 66,984,000
2020 1,302,247 66,744,000
2019 1,286,671 66,631,000
2018 1,270,737 66,289,000
2017 1,254,275 65,966,000
2016 1,237,112 65,607,000
2015 1,219,502 65,088,000
2014 1,201,801 64,620,000
2013 1,183,895 64,139,000
2012 1,165,397 63,711,000
2011 1,146,493 63,258,810
2010 1,127,816 62,766,365
2009 1,109,371 62,276,270
2008 1,091,026 61,806,995
2007 1,072,714 61,322,463
2006 1,054,418 60,846,820
2005 1,036,151 60,401,206
2004 1,017,875 59,987,905
2003 999,590 59,647,577
2002 981,440 59,370,479
2001 964,127 59,119,673
2000 947,667 58,892,514
1999 931,234 58,682,466
1998 914,548 58,487,141
1997 897,568 58,316,954
1996 880,290 58,166,950
1995 862,695 58,019,030
1994 844,667 57,865,745
1993 826,034 57,718,614
1992 810,341 57,580,402
1991 798,944 57,424,897
1990 788,351 57,247,586
1989 777,420 57,076,711
1988 766,235 56,928,327
1987 754,785 56,802,050
1986 743,105 56,681,396
1985 731,277 56,550,268
1984 719,334 56,422,072
1983 707,225 56,332,848
1982 696,497 56,313,641
1981 688,893 56,333,829
1980 683,076 56,314,216
1979 677,549 56,246,951
1978 672,249 56,196,504
1977 667,101 56,193,492
1976 662,032 56,211,968
1975 659,405 56,225,800
1974 663,254 56,229,974
1973 665,937 56,194,527
1972 661,063 56,086,065
1971 654,050 55,896,223
1970 647,446 55,663,250
1969 641,189 55,441,750
1968 635,157 55,211,700
1967 629,251 54,943,600
1966 623,390 54,648,500
1965 617,736 54,348,050
1964 612,521 54,000,000
1963 607,252 53,650,000
1962 601,466 53,250,000
1961 595,514 52,800,000
1960 586,490 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus United Kingdom
2100 -0.34% -0.17%
2099 -0.35% -0.16%
2098 -0.33% -0.15%
2097 -0.33% -0.15%
2096 -0.34% -0.15%
2095 -0.32% -0.13%
2094 -0.32% -0.13%
2093 -0.36% -0.12%
2092 -0.37% -0.12%
2091 -0.39% -0.11%
2090 -0.42% -0.11%
2089 -0.43% -0.09%
2088 -0.45% -0.09%
2087 -0.49% -0.09%
2086 -0.51% -0.08%
2085 -0.51% -0.07%
2084 -0.52% -0.07%
2083 -0.53% -0.05%
2082 -0.56% -0.04%
2081 -0.57% -0.04%
2080 -0.56% -0.04%
2079 -0.55% -0.02%
2078 -0.56% -0.02%
2077 -0.53% -0.003%
2076 -0.54% -0.02%
2075 -0.53% -0.01%
2074 -0.52% -0.01%
2073 -0.5% 0.01%
2072 -0.45% 0.01%
2071 -0.43% 0.01%
2070 -0.41% 0.009%
2069 -0.39% 0.001%
2068 -0.36% 0.01%
2067 -0.31% 0.009%
2066 -0.28% 0.001%
2065 -0.25% 0.004%
2064 -0.23% -0%
2063 -0.21% 0.009%
2062 -0.15% 0.003%
2061 -0.12% -0.001%
2060 -0.09% -0.001%
2059 -0.09% 0.02%
2058 -0.06% 0.03%
2057 -0.03% 0.04%
2056 -0.03% 0.05%
2055 -0.03% 0.09%
2054 -0.02% 0.1%
2053 -0.003% 0.12%
2052 0.06% 0.14%
2051 0.08% 0.16%
2050 0.08% 0.17%
2049 0.11% 0.19%
2048 0.12% 0.21%
2047 0.14% 0.22%
2046 0.15% 0.24%
2045 0.17% 0.25%
2044 0.19% 0.27%
2043 0.21% 0.27%
2042 0.24% 0.28%
2041 0.28% 0.28%
2040 0.31% 0.29%
2039 0.34% 0.3%
2038 0.35% 0.3%
2037 0.4% 0.32%
2036 0.42% 0.34%
2035 0.46% 0.35%
2034 0.5% 0.38%
2033 0.54% 0.38%
2032 0.56% 0.4%
2031 0.62% 0.44%
2030 0.65% 0.45%
2029 0.71% 0.48%
2028 0.79% 0.51%
2027 0.81% 0.52%
2026 0.88% 0.57%
2025 0.95% 0.62%
2024 0.99% 1.07%
2023 1.02% 1.31%
2022 1.07% 0.93%
2021 1.16% 0.36%
2020 1.21% 0.17%
2019 1.25% 0.52%
2018 1.31% 0.49%
2017 1.39% 0.55%
2016 1.44% 0.8%
2015 1.47% 0.72%
2014 1.51% 0.75%
2013 1.59% 0.67%
2012 1.65% 0.71%
2011 1.66% 0.78%
2010 1.66% 0.79%
2009 1.68% 0.76%
2008 1.71% 0.79%
2007 1.74% 0.78%
2006 1.76% 0.74%
2005 1.8% 0.69%
2004 1.83% 0.57%
2003 1.85% 0.47%
2002 1.8% 0.42%
2001 1.74% 0.39%
2000 1.76% 0.36%
1999 1.82% 0.33%
1998 1.89% 0.29%
1997 1.96% 0.26%
1996 2.04% 0.25%
1995 2.13% 0.26%
1994 2.26% 0.25%
1993 1.94% 0.24%
1992 1.43% 0.27%
1991 1.34% 0.31%
1990 1.41% 0.3%
1989 1.46% 0.26%
1988 1.52% 0.22%
1987 1.57% 0.21%
1986 1.62% 0.23%
1985 1.66% 0.23%
1984 1.71% 0.16%
1983 1.54% 0.03%
1982 1.1% -0.04%
1981 0.85% 0.03%
1980 0.82% 0.12%
1979 0.79% 0.09%
1978 0.77% 0.005%
1977 0.77% -0.03%
1976 0.4% -0.02%
1975 -0.58% -0.007%
1974 -0.4% 0.06%
1973 0.74% 0.19%
1972 1.07% 0.34%
1971 1.02% 0.42%
1970 0.98% 0.4%
1969 0.95% 0.42%
1968 0.94% 0.49%
1967 0.94% 0.54%
1966 0.92% 0.55%
1965 0.85% 0.64%
1964 0.87% 0.65%
1963 0.96% 0.75%
1962 1% 0.85%
1961 1.54% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Cyprus United Kingdom
Current population
1386362
70154914
Population rank 153/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.85%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
36.2 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
55.3 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +36 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 97/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +7,749 +389,911
Net migration rank 46/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - 389,911
2024 - 8,138 - 417,114
2023 5,025 8,697 34,589 445,523
2022 4,466 9,014 39,751 487,029
2021 5,305 9,341 30,612 462,967
2020 5,826 9,653 -4,272 144,221
2019 5,679 9,983 108,342 232,727
2018 5,905 10,311 119,321 259,744
2017 6,082 10,632 145,125 272,311
2016 6,643 10,951 177,139 324,649
2015 6,340 11,277 175,738 347,839
2014 6,193 11,599 206,784 306,091
2013 6,116 11,914 198,830 237,272
2012 6,726 12,237 248,473 172,088
2011 6,271 12,566 259,361 228,773
2010 6,723 11,793 251,066 274,811
2009 6,820 11,555 230,422 249,639
2008 6,429 11,887 216,325 263,390
2007 5,983 12,332 196,232 309,385
2006 6,166 12,110 176,455 288,923
2005 5,646 12,616 144,963 308,279
2004 5,705 12,583 131,974 276,077
2003 5,484 12,786 89,471 211,846
2002 5,225 12,814 65,308 203,577
2001 5,308 11,283 65,032 175,133
2000 5,570 10,753 70,671 153,917
1999 5,524 11,023 64,551 152,653
1998 5,879 10,942 87,730 125,541
1997 6,444 10,696 99,138 59,723
1996 6,911 10,506 98,884 54,964
1995 7,226 10,549 87,028 61,385
1994 7,973 10,305 127,304 45,339
1993 8,463 10,520 103,893 27,403
1992 9,844 2,562 149,709 17,846
1991 9,102 1,294 143,562 27,601
1990 9,417 1,371 154,569 57,132
1989 9,156 1,903 119,861 49,586
1988 9,595 1,727 136,628 13,952
1987 9,114 2,465 136,325 8,266
1986 9,412 2,362 90,690 41,836
1985 9,242 2,647 79,170 83,164
1984 9,516 2,485 84,633 71,107
1983 9,318 2,899 61,966 27,063
1982 9,282 -46 56,314 -61,152
1981 7,135 -1,171 73,234 -83,876
1980 7,954 -2,284 95,734 -25,187
1979 6,620 -1,232 61,872 11,255
1978 5,949 -735 16,859 3,783
1977 5,607 -521 0 -21,636
1976 6,546 -1,496 -5,621 -19,135
1975 5,023 -4,820 33,735 -40,241
1974 321 -8,220 67,476 -65,710
1973 5,405 -2,877 112,389 -33,840
1972 8,244 -1,037 162,650 -1,406
1971 8,398 -1,586 257,123 1,175
1970 8,412 -2,001 244,918 -15,254
1969 8,857 -2,744 260,577 -60,655
1968 9,153 -3,207 292,622 -38,852
1967 9,313 -3,451 346,145 -39,659
1966 9,478 -3,623 333,356 -27,935
1965 9,643 -4,184 364,132 -24,955
1964 8,322 -3,347 405,000 -23,885
1963 8,568 -3,005 337,995 8,271
1962 9,455 -3,441 340,800 76,443
1961 9,584 -3,695 311,519 52,295
1960 8,385 3,766 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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