Number of people living in urban slum households in Cyprus
Cyprus: Number of people living in urban slum households was 2,417 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban slum households in Cyprus, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2,417 for number of people living in urban slum households in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban slum households in Cyprus peaked at 2,607 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,303, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban slum households in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,303 | — |
| 2002 | 1,350 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,396 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,799 | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 1,851 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,904 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,961 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2,017 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2,485 | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 2,548 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2,607 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 2,417 | -7.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2,417 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,284, 74% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2,417 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,770, 28% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,540 | 1,303 | 1,851 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,183 | 1,904 | 2,548 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,512 | 2,417 | 2,607 | 2 |
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 number of people living in urban slum households in Cyprus?
- Number of people living in urban slum households in Cyprus was 2,417 in 2022, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 2,607 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,303 in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Cyprus ranks 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in urban slum households rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban slum households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water and sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure.