Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cyprus's unemployment rate stands at 4.92% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.9% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Cyprus's unemployment rate was 4.92%, up from 4.9% in 2024.
In 2024, Cyprus's unemployment rate was 4.9%, down from 5.84% in 2023.
In 2023, Cyprus's unemployment rate was 5.84%, down from 6.81% in 2022.
In 2022, Cyprus's unemployment rate was 6.81%, down from 7.51% in 2021.
In 2021, Cyprus's unemployment rate was 7.51%, down from 7.76% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.92% | +0.024% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -0.935% |
| 2023 | 5.84% | -0.971% |
| 2022 | 6.81% | -0.707% |
| 2021 | 7.51% | -0.242% |
| 2020 | 7.76% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.16% | -1.35% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -2.65% |
| 2017 | 11.16% | -1.85% |
| 2016 | 13.01% | -2.02% |
| 2015 | 15.03% | -1.25% |
| 2014 | 16.28% | +0.146% |
| 2013 | 16.13% | +4.03% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +4.15% |
| 2011 | 7.94% | +1.58% |
| 2010 | 6.36% | +0.765% |
| 2009 | 5.59% | +1.84% |
| 2008 | 3.76% | -0.19% |
| 2007 | 3.95% | -0.647% |
| 2006 | 4.59% | -0.888% |
| 2005 | 5.48% | +0.711% |
| 2004 | 4.77% | +0.617% |
| 2003 | 4.15% | +0.817% |
| 2002 | 3.34% | -0.707% |
| 2001 | 4.04% | -0.723% |
| 2000 | 4.77% | -0.766% |
| 1999 | 5.53% | +2.23% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +0% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +0.61% |
| 1992 | 2.09% | -0.91% |
| 1991 | 3% | — |
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Cyprus's unemployment rate is 4.92% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.9% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 16.28% (2014); the lowest is 2.09% (1992), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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