Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Cyprus
Cyprus: Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Cyprus, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 48.1% for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Cyprus peaked at 66.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2025.
Cyprus ranks 37th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 59.2% | — |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 59.7% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | -16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.3% | 59.2% | 66.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 48.1% | 64.6% | 6 |
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 persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Cyprus?
- Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and in Cyprus was 48.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and?
- Cyprus ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons receiving benefits (other than old age benefits) by sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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