Poverty and social exclusion in Cyprus

Share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and share in severe material and social deprivation, yearly. All figures for Cyprus

Latest poverty and social exclusion in Cyprus
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
At risk of poverty or social exclusion	17.1%	2025	7th lowest of 27	−1.7 pp	EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0%
Severe material and social deprivation	2.2%	2025	4th lowest of 27	−2.3 pp	EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8%

Where Cyprus stands

Every EU country, highest first

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) · 7th lowest of 27

Bulgaria29.0
Greece27.5
Romania27.4
Lithuania26.3
Spain25.7
Latvia24.7
Italy22.6
Estonia21.8
Germany21.2
France20.8
Croatia20.7
Hungary19.5
Malta19.4
Ireland18.8
Austria18.6
Portugal18.6
Sweden18.6
Luxembourg18.2
Denmark17.9
Finland17.2
Cyprus17.1
Slovakia16.7
Belgium16.5
Netherlands15.8
Slovenia15.5
Poland15.0
Czechia11.5

Severe material and social deprivation (%) · 4th lowest of 27

Romania16.8
Bulgaria15.0
Greece14.9
Hungary8.5
Spain8.1
France7.0
Slovakia7.0
Germany5.6
Lithuania5.5
Ireland5.2
Italy5.2
Belgium4.9
Latvia4.8
Denmark4.5
Portugal4.3
Malta4.1
Sweden3.9
Estonia3.5
Luxembourg3.4
Finland3.3
Austria2.9
Czechia2.6
Netherlands2.6
Cyprus2.2
Croatia2.0
Poland2.0
Slovenia1.9

Poverty and social exclusion, history

All 11 values: At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Period	%
2025	17.1
2024	17.1
2023	17.4
2022	17.5
2021	17.3
2020	18.2
2019	18.9
2018	19.1
2017	21.4
2016	22.6
2015	22.8

All 11 values: Severe material and social deprivation

Period	%
2025	2.2
2024	2.5
2023	2.4
2022	2.7
2021	2.4
2020	3.3
2019	3.1
2018	3.8
2017	6.1
2016	6.6
2015	7.9

Cite this figure

allfigures, “At risk of poverty or social exclusion, Cyprus, 2025: 17.1%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/poverty/cyprus, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.