Cyprus Population 2024 (Live)

1,265,984

The country is growing modestly, and by 2020, it's estimated to reach 1.2 million people.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
9,240
The current population of Cyprus is 1,265,984 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 1,268,467.

Cyprus Growth Rate

Cyprus Population 2024 (Live)

Cyprus Population Clock

Cyprus Population (as of 3/11/2024)1,265,984
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)1,268,467
Births per Day33
Deaths per Day25
Migrations per Day14
Net Change per Day22
Population Change Since Jan. 11,562

Components of Population Change

One birth every 43.63 minutes
One death every 57.6 minutes
One immigrant every 102.85 minutes
Net gain of one person every 65.45 minutes

Cyprus Population Clock

City
2024 Population
Nicosia200,452
Limassol154,000
Larnaca72,000
Famagusta42,526
Paphos35,961
Kyrenia26,701
Protaras20,230
Pergamos15,000
Morfou14,833
Aradippou13,349

Cyprus Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
20241,268,4670.64%13715989
20231,260,1380.67%13615989
20201,237,5370.71%13415990
20191,228,8360.82%13315990
20181,218,8310.85%13215990
20171,208,5230.89%13115990
20151,187,2801%12815989
20101,129,6861.73%12215789
20051,037,0621.81%11215691
2000948,2371.92%10315698
1995862,4181.81%93156101
1990788,5001.51%85156107
1985731,6641.49%79156106
1980679,3271.04%74156106
1975644,9820.13%70154102
1970640,8040.75%6915197
1965617,3451.06%6714994
1960585,7251.86%6314892
1955534,1251.58%5814992

Cyprus Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
20241,268,4670.64%13715989
20251,276,5080.62%13815990
20301,311,7840.55%14215791
20351,339,2050.41%14515892
20401,360,5530.32%14715992
20451,377,8170.25%14915995
20501,391,7850.2%15115996
20551,401,0930.13%15215898
20601,404,3110.05%15215997
20651,400,569-0.05%15215996
20701,390,139-0.15%15015996
20751,374,887-0.22%149159100
20801,358,199-0.24%14715899
20851,344,608-0.2%14615899
20901,337,176-0.11%14515699
20951,335,564-0.02%14515598

Cyprus Population by Year (Projections)

Cyprus Population Pyramid 2024

Cyprus Median Age

37.9

Total

36.7

Male

39.4

Female

Cyprus Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Cyprus.

Census Years

Year
Date
20211 October 2021
20111 October 2011
20011 October 2001
19921 October 1992

Cyprus Population Pyramid

Cyprus is an island nation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. This is the third largest and most populous island in the region and located east of Greece. The island of Cyprus has been inhabited since the 10th millennium BC.

Of the 1.16 million people in Cyprus, about 300,000 live in the north, although it's believed this number has climbed to 500,000, half of whom are Turkish settlers or Cypriot-born children of settlers. There is only one city in Cyprus with a population over 100,000. Limassol has a population of 101,000, with a metro area population of 185,000. Nicosia, the capital, is divided into the North (pop 61,000) and the South (pop 55,000).

Cyprus itself is de facto partitioned into the south, which is effectively under control of the Republic and accounts for 59% of the island, and the north, administered by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The North is recognized only by Turkey. The international community considers the northern region as part of Cyprus which is occupied by Turkish forces.

Cyprus Demographics

Cyprus inhabitants are known as Cypriots. In 2001, the population was comprised of 77% Greek Cypriots, 18% Turkish and 5% other, with about 10,500 people of Russian origin in the nation. The Republic of Cyprus is also home to about 110,000 foreign permanent residents and between 10,000 and 30,000 undocumented illegal immigrants.

The Turkish Cypriots live in the north of the country. The villages of Pyla and Potamia are the only two in the Republic with a mixed population of Turkish and Greek residents.

Nearly every Greek Cypriot is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus. The majority of Turkish Cypriots adhere to Sunni Islam. Cyprus is considered one of the most religious countries of the European Union. 95% of the population is Christian Orthodox, 0.9% is Armenian or Maronite, 1.5% is Roman Catholic, 1.0% belongs to the Church of England and 0.6% is Muslim, with just 1.3% not stating or religion or choosing another denomination.

There is a large Greek and Turkish Cypriot diaspora in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Turkey, and Greece.

Cyprus Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
9,251
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF '23)
$32.03
GDP (UN '22)
$29.21 Bn

Cyprus - General Info

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