Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Cyprus
Cyprus: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Cyprus, 2004–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Cyprus is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 254.4% on the previous year and down 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Cyprus peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Cyprus ranks 120th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -63.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -42.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -66.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1296.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -67.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +810.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +57.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +174.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -71.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -91.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +254.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1296.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2013 | +810.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Cyprus?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Cyprus was 0.0% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
- Cyprus ranks 120th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.