What is the highest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Cyprus?

The highest recorded value was 47 years in 1960.

What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Cyprus?

The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1914.

How does Cyprus rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?

Cyprus ranks 112th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.

Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Cyprus?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cyprus data come from?

The figures come from Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Cyprus

Name: Years a country was a European overseas colony in Cyprus
Creator: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cyprus: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 47 years in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

47 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

112th

of 159 countries

All-time high

47 years

in 1960

All-time low

1 years

in 1914

Years of data

109

1914–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Cyprus, 1914–2022

Source: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2022, years a country was a european overseas colony in Cyprus stood at 47 years. That is the highest value across all 109 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Cyprus peaked at 47 years in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1914.

Cyprus ranks 112th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 109 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	3.5 years	1 years	6 years	6
1920s	11.5 years	7 years	16 years	10
1930s	21.5 years	17 years	26 years	10
1940s	31.5 years	27 years	36 years	10
1950s	41.5 years	37 years	46 years	10
1960s	47 years	47 years	47 years	10
1970s	47 years	47 years	47 years	10
1980s	47 years	47 years	47 years	10
1990s	47 years	47 years	47 years	10
2000s	47 years	47 years	47 years	10
2010s	47 years	47 years	47 years	10
2020s	47 years	47 years	47 years	3

Countries ranked near Cyprus

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110 Chad 51 years compare
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114 Bhutan 40 years compare
115 Niger 39 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Cyprus?: Years a country was a european overseas colony in Cyprus was 47 years in 2022, according to Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Cyprus?: The highest recorded value was 47 years in 1960.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Cyprus?: The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1914.
How does Cyprus rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Cyprus ranks 112th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Cyprus?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?: The figures come from Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Years a country was a European overseas colony
Unit: years
Source: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years the country has been colonized from overseas by the European colonial power(s) in a specific year, between Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, or a combination of them.