Average length of stay of international visitors in Cyprus
Cyprus: Average length of stay of international visitors was 4.82 days in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average length of stay of international visitors in Cyprus, 2000–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 4.82 days for average length of stay of international visitors in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in Cyprus peaked at 7.17 days in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.37 days, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 53rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Average length of stay of international visitors in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.91 days | — |
| 2001 | 7.17 days | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.68 days | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 6.48 days | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.74 days | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.79 days | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.32 days | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 6.19 days | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.27 days | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.72 days | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 5.68 days | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.72 days | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.76 days | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.88 days | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.78 days | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.78 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.62 days | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7 days | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4 days | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.42 days | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.37 days | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 4.6 days | +36.4% |
| 2022 | 5.05 days | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 4.94 days | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.82 days | -2.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 4.82 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6 days, 1.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 4.82 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.29 days, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay of international visitors in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -37.8% | 5.42 days | 3.37 days |
| 2021 | +36.4% | 3.37 days | 4.6 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.53 days | 5.72 days | 7.17 days | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 days | 5.4 days | 5.88 days | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 days | 3.37 days | 5.05 days | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay of international visitors in Cyprus?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Cyprus was 4.82 days in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 days in 2001.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 days in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Cyprus ranks 53rd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay of international visitors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of days tourists stay in hotels and similar accommodation establishments.