Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Cyprus
Cyprus: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 66.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Cyprus, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 66.7% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Cyprus peaked at 68.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Cyprus ranks 116th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1900s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1910s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 1920s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1930s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 1940s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 1950s | 26.5% | 22.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.9% | 35.3% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.7% | 40.1% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.6% | 61.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 67.1% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 67.7% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 66.8% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Cyprus?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Cyprus was 66.7% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Cyprus rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Cyprus ranks 116th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.