Cyprus population pyramid 2026
1,382,334 people in 2026 (projected). Cyprus’s pyramid bulges at ages 30–44, swollen by immigration, above a narrow base of children born in an era of very low fertility.
- 2026 population
- 1.4Mrank 157 of 237
- Median age
- 39.1 yearsoldest rank 69
- Fertility rate
- 1.37births per woman · below replacement
- Structure
- Older15.3% age 65+
Cyprus population pyramid
2026 · Share of total by five-year age group and sex
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The UN series provides historical estimates through 2023. Figures from 2024 onward—including 2026—are medium-scenario projections, not counts or predictions guaranteed to occur.
Cyprus age distribution in 2026
Children under 15 account for 16.0% of the population, while 15.3% are aged 65 or older. The remaining 68.7% are in the conventional working-age range of 15–64. On these shares, the site classifies Cyprus’s age structure as older; the guide to constrictive population pyramids explains what that shape implies.
The total age dependency ratio is 45.6: about 46 people under 15 or 65+ for every 100 people aged 15–64 (23.4 children and 22.2 older people). This is an age-balance indicator, not a literal count of economic dependants per worker.
What shapes Cyprus’s population pyramid
Built by arrivals
The most prominent feature of the Cyprus pyramid is a wide middle section between about 30 and 44. The 35–39 band, born about 1987–91, is about 12% wider than its neighbours and about 1.8 times the size of the 0–4 band. That bulge is not an echo of a past baby boom: the cohorts born in Cyprus in those years were not unusually large. It comes mainly from immigration. The UN estimates a net gain of about 270,000 people between 2000 and 2023, equal to roughly a fifth of today’s population, a period that included accession to the European Union in 2004 and the growth of tourism, shipping, finance and services. In 2026 net migration, at about 7,200, is still almost twice the natural increase of about 3,900. Men outnumber women in their thirties and early forties, at about 108 men per 100 women at ages 30–34 and 111 at 40–44.
Older scars and falling births
Earlier pyramids show the opposite imbalance. In 1975 women outnumbered men at every age from 30 to 79, with only about 83 men per 100 women at ages 45–49. That shortfall reflects decades of emigration, much of it to Britain, and the upheaval surrounding the events of 1974, when the island was divided; the chart cannot separate the effects. In the same year the 0–4 band was narrower than the bands of older children above it.
Fertility has fallen from about 2.4 children per woman in 1990 to about 1.4, among the lower rates in Europe and on the lowest fertility rates ranking. With so few births, every band under 25 is now far narrower than those of people in their thirties and forties, the shape described in the guide to constrictive pyramids. The 2026 structure most resembles Luxembourg, another small European economy whose working ages have been filled by migrants, and Chile.
Under the UN medium scenario deaths first exceed births in 2037 and the population peaks at about 1.5 million in 2052. As the immigrant-heavy cohorts age, the median age climbs from about 39 in 2026 to almost 48 by 2050, and by then the widest part of the pyramid sits at ages 55–69.
What to notice across the years
Distinctive cohorts and turning points
Comparing each five-year band with its neighbours picks out the cohorts that break a smooth slope. These irregularities usually record past surges or deficits in births, or migration concentrated at particular ages; the pattern alone does not identify which. The guide to baby booms and echo cohorts explains how to date and interpret them.
| Age band in 2026 | Born about | Feature | Versus neighbouring bands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35–39 | 1987–1991 | Bulge (larger cohort) | +12% |
Births outnumber deaths in 2026; the medium scenario projects deaths to exceed births from 2037. People aged 65 and older are projected to outnumber children under 15 by 2030.
Births, deaths, and migration
A pyramid changes in only three ways: births add to the base, deaths remove people at every age, and migration adds or removes people mainly in young adulthood. In 2026, Cyprus is projected to record 13,687 births (about 37 births a day) and 9,787 deaths, a natural increase of 3,900. Net migration adds +7,210 people, ranking #21 in the net migration rate ranking.
Between 2000 and 2023 the UN estimates 317,460 births, 175,815 deaths, and cumulative net migration of +270,687. Over that period migration moved the total more than the balance of births and deaths did. See how migration shapes a pyramid and birth rate versus fertility rate. The medium scenario assumes net migration of +127,559 between 2026 and 2050.
Annual values 1950–2100; dashed lines after 2023 are the UN medium projection. The trend table below lists the values by decade.
Life expectancy and mortality
- Life expectancy, women
- 84.1 years60.2 in 1950
- Life expectancy, men
- 80.2 years52.0 in 1950
- Further years at 65
- 19.6 yearsboth sexes
- Infant mortality
- 2.4per 1,000 births · 105 in 1950
- Under-five mortality
- 2.8per 1,000 births
- Mother’s mean age at birth
- 32.0 yearssex ratio at birth 106.5
Women in Cyprus are projected to live 3.9 years longer than men, which is why the female side of the pyramid widens relative to the other at older ages (see the life expectancy gap ranking). Infant mortality has fallen from 105 to 2.4 deaths per 1,000 live births since 1950, ranking #217 of 237 in the infant mortality ranking (highest first). A mean age at childbearing of 32.0 years sets the spacing between generations, and so how far apart echo cohorts sit in the pyramid.
Median age, fertility rate, and global ranks for Cyprus
The median age of 39.1 years splits the population into two equal halves. A total fertility rate of 1.37 births per woman is below the replacement level of roughly 2.1, and life expectancy at birth is 82.2 years.
These ranks compare all 237 countries and areas in this dataset using the same 2026 UN medium projection. Ranks use the stored source precision, so displayed rounding can make adjacent values look identical; small differences should not be overinterpreted.
| Indicator | 2026 value | Global rank | Ranking direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,382,334 | #157 | Largest first |
| Median age | 39.1 years | #69 | Oldest first |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 | #199 | Highest first |
| Annual growth | +0.8% | #112 | Fastest first |
| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | #43 | Highest first |
| Population aged 65+ | 15.3% | #80 | Highest share first |
Largest age groups in Cyprus
The five largest cohorts identify where the 2026 population is concentrated. They can reflect past birth patterns, survival, and migration; the chart alone does not establish which cause dominates.
| Rank | Age group | Population | Share of total | Male / female |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35–39 | 130,224 | 9.4% | 70.3K / 60K |
| 2 | 40–44 | 125,884 | 9.1% | 66.3K / 59.6K |
| 3 | 45–49 | 107,616 | 7.8% | 54.2K / 53.4K |
| 4 | 30–34 | 107,240 | 7.8% | 55.8K / 51.4K |
| 5 | 50–54 | 90,354 | 6.5% | 43.7K / 46.7K |
Sex ratio and the balance by age
In the 2026 projection, Cyprus has 696,238 males and 686,096 females. That is 101.5 males per 100 females, ranking #56 when the dataset is ordered from the highest male-to-female ratio to the lowest.
Males account for 50.4% of the population and females for 49.6%. There are 10,142 more males than females overall. Among people aged 65 and older, the ratio is 86.1 males per 100 females.
The overall balance can conceal large differences by age; how sex ratios change with age explains the usual pattern. The ratio reflects the male/female categories in the UN source and is not a measure of gender identity. Compare all profiles in the sex-ratio ranking.
At birth, 106.5 boys are projected to be born for every 100 girls in 2026, close to the biological norm of about 105 (compare the sex ratio at birth ranking). The ratio at birth sets the balance at the base of the pyramid; how it changes with age then depends on survival and migration.
How Cyprus has changed since 1950
The population has increased from 493,871 in 1950 to 1,382,334 in 2026, a change of 180%. Over the same span, median age moved from 22.7 to 39.1 years.
The under-15 share changed from 34.4% to 16.0%, while the share aged 65 and older changed from 5.9% to 15.3%. These shifts show why total population growth and age-structure change need to be read separately.
How the population could change by 2050
Under the UN medium scenario, Cyprus’s population is projected to grow by about 9%, reaching 1,508,482 in 2050. The median age changes from 39.1 to 47.6 years.
The 65+ share is projected to rise by 11.2 percentage points to 26.5%. At the same time, the under-15 share is projected at 12.3%. How UN projections work explains the assumptions behind these figures.
The annual UN series reaches its highest projected population of 1,509,901 in 2052. That turning point depends on the medium scenario and may move in later revisions. Compare timing across countries in the population peak ranking.
Population trend: 1950–2100
Mid-year population for every year. Estimates through 2023; dashed line shows the UN medium projection.
| Year | Population | Median age | Fertility | Life exp. | Births | Deaths | Net migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 493,871 | 22.7 | 3.87 | 55.8 | 14,416 | 7,065 | −405 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 586,490 | 22.0 | 3.39 | 63.3 | 14,474 | 6,088 | +3,766 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 647,446 | 23.6 | 3.07 | 68.1 | 14,642 | 6,230 | −2,001 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 683,076 | 26.6 | 2.30 | 72.8 | 13,557 | 5,603 | −2,284 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 788,350 | 28.8 | 2.40 | 76.0 | 15,077 | 5,659 | +1,371 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 947,666 | 30.6 | 1.64 | 77.9 | 11,839 | 6,270 | +10,753 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,127,816 | 32.9 | 1.43 | 80.6 | 13,358 | 6,635 | +11,793 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,302,247 | 36.5 | 1.36 | 81.2 | 14,510 | 8,683 | +9,653 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,344,976 | 37.8 | 1.39 | 81.6 | 14,524 | 9,499 | +8,697 | +1.0% |
| 2024* | 1,358,282 | 38.2 | 1.38 | 81.8 | 14,285 | 9,530 | +8,138 | +0.9% |
| 2026* | 1,382,334 | 39.1 | 1.37 | 82.2 | 13,687 | 9,787 | +7,210 | +0.8% |
| 2030* | 1,422,318 | 41.0 | 1.37 | 82.8 | 12,663 | 10,385 | +6,531 | +0.6% |
| 2040* | 1,484,849 | 45.4 | 1.39 | 84.3 | 11,679 | 12,315 | +4,729 | +0.3% |
| 2050* | 1,508,482 | 47.6 | 1.42 | 85.7 | 12,358 | 14,611 | +3,391 | +0.1% |
| 2060* | 1,503,695 | 48.5 | 1.45 | 86.9 | 12,131 | 16,994 | +3,025 | -0.1% |
| 2070* | 1,460,980 | 49.5 | 1.47 | 88.1 | 10,887 | 19,424 | +2,239 | -0.4% |
| 2080* | 1,386,267 | 50.3 | 1.49 | 89.2 | 10,617 | 20,247 | +1,760 | -0.6% |
| 2090* | 1,319,946 | 49.8 | 1.50 | 90.3 | 10,607 | 17,487 | +1,702 | -0.4% |
| 2100* | 1,275,353 | 50.0 | 1.51 | 91.4 | 9,913 | 15,524 | +1,233 | -0.3% |
* 2024 onward is the UN medium projection. Fertility is births per woman; life expectancy is years at birth; births, deaths, and net migration are counts for that calendar year.
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2026 population by age and sex
The table provides the counts behind the chart. Age groups are five-year bands, with everyone aged 100 or older combined.
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 | 38,029 | 35,791 | 73,820 | 5.3% |
| 5–9 | 38,773 | 36,550 | 75,323 | 5.4% |
| 10–14 | 37,386 | 35,284 | 72,670 | 5.3% |
| 15–19 | 35,706 | 33,672 | 69,378 | 5.0% |
| 20–24 | 38,160 | 36,541 | 74,701 | 5.4% |
| 25–29 | 43,554 | 42,118 | 85,672 | 6.2% |
| 30–34 | 55,799 | 51,441 | 107,240 | 7.8% |
| 35–39 | 70,272 | 59,952 | 130,224 | 9.4% |
| 40–44 | 66,288 | 59,596 | 125,884 | 9.1% |
| 45–49 | 54,209 | 53,407 | 107,616 | 7.8% |
| 50–54 | 43,674 | 46,680 | 90,354 | 6.5% |
| 55–59 | 40,541 | 43,166 | 83,707 | 6.1% |
| 60–64 | 36,270 | 38,603 | 74,873 | 5.4% |
| 65–69 | 33,045 | 33,852 | 66,897 | 4.8% |
| 70–74 | 25,532 | 27,325 | 52,857 | 3.8% |
| 75–79 | 18,916 | 22,266 | 41,182 | 3.0% |
| 80–84 | 11,826 | 15,688 | 27,514 | 2.0% |
| 85–89 | 5,890 | 9,057 | 14,947 | 1.1% |
| 90–94 | 1,958 | 3,904 | 5,862 | 0.4% |
| 95–99 | 377 | 1,051 | 1,428 | 0.1% |
| 100+ | 38 | 153 | 191 | 0.0% |
Countries with the most similar age structure
These profiles have the 2026 age distributions closest to Cyprus’s, measured by the total difference in the share of the population in each five-year band. Similar shapes can arise from very different histories, so the match is a starting point for comparison, not an explanation.
- Luxembourg96% overlap · median age 39.7
- Trinidad and Tobago95% overlap · median age 38.2
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba95% overlap · median age 39.7
- Chile95% overlap · median age 37.4
- Turks and Caicos Islands95% overlap · median age 39.6
- Cayman Islands94% overlap · median age 39.1
To calculate school-age, working-age, or older groups with other boundaries, use the age-group calculator for Cyprus.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Cyprus in 2026?
Under the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, Cyprus's population in 2026 is projected at 1,382,334.
What is the median age in Cyprus?
The projected median age in Cyprus in 2026 is 39.1 years: half the population is younger and half is older.
What is the fertility rate in Cyprus?
The projected total fertility rate in 2026 is 1.37 births per woman, below the replacement level of about 2.1 in low-mortality populations.
Is Cyprus's population projected to grow?
Between 2026 and 2050, the UN medium scenario indicates the population will grow by about 9%, from 1.4M to 1.5M.
What share of Cyprus is aged 65 or older?
In 2026, 15.3% of the projected population is aged 65 or older. By 2050, the medium scenario places the share at 26.5%.
How many babies are born in Cyprus each year?
The UN medium scenario projects 13,687 births and 9,787 deaths in 2026, about 37 births a day. Births exceed deaths by 3,900.
What is life expectancy in Cyprus for men and women?
Life expectancy at birth in 2026 is projected at 84.1 years for women and 80.2 years for men, a gap of 3.9 years in favour of women.
Does Cyprus have more immigrants or emigrants?
Cyprus is projected to gain about 7,210 more people through migration than it loses in 2026. Between 2000 and 2023 the UN estimates cumulative net migration of +270,687.
What is the sex ratio in Cyprus?
The projected 2026 population sex ratio is 101.5 males per 100 females. This all-age ratio is different from the sex ratio at birth and can vary substantially by age.
Sources and notes
- United Nations, DESA, Population Division: World Population Prospects 2024, medium scenario.
- Population values are mid-year figures. Source values published in thousands are converted to people; displayed figures may imply more precision than is appropriate for planning.
- Historical values through 2023 are estimates. Values from 2024 onward are projections.
- Calculations follow the site methodology.