Cyprus - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Cyprus. The third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia). Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca
People and Society
In Cyprus, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.89% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.95 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.11 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.49 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.73 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Cypriot | Cypriot(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 15.6% (male 105,533/female 100,099) |
| 15-64 years | 70% (male 486,569/female 437,651) |
| 65 years and over | 14.4% (2024 est.) (male 83,094/female 107,579) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 43.6 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 22.3 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 21.4 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 4.7 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 39.9 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 38.2 years |
| Female | 41 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 67% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.76% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 269,000 NICOSIA (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.11 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.77 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 80.2 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 77.4 years |
| Female | 83.1 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 99.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 99.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 98.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 99.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 1.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 9.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 2.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 2.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 4.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 33.1% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 44.1% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 22.2% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
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All Important Facts about Cyprus
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