Jobs in Cyprus
How many people in Cyprus are looking for work and cannot find it? In 2025, the unemployment rate was 4.4%, and 13.5% among people aged 15-24.
Unemployment
The share of the labour force without work and looking for it, by sex. The youth rate covers ages 15-24, a sub-range of the headline 15-74 rate — the two are never added together.
Total unemployment rate, by sex
Among EU states with a published figure for 2025, listed highest to lowest, Cyprus's unemployment rate is the joint 19th highest of 27.
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| Rank | Country | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| — | European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked) | 6.0% |
| 1 | Spain | 10.5% |
| 2 | Finland | 9.7% |
| 3 | Greece | 8.9% |
| 4 | Sweden | 8.8% |
| 5 | France | 7.7% |
| 6 | Estonia | 7.5% |
| joint 7 | Latvia | 6.9% |
| joint 7 | Lithuania | 6.9% |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 6.5% |
| 10 | Denmark | 6.4% |
| 11 | Belgium | 6.2% |
| joint 12 | Italy | 6.1% |
| joint 12 | Romania | 6.1% |
| 14 | Portugal | 6.0% |
| 15 | Austria | 5.7% |
| 16 | Slovakia | 5.4% |
| 17 | Croatia | 4.9% |
| 18 | Ireland | 4.7% |
| joint 19 | Cyprus | 4.4% |
| joint 19 | Hungary | 4.4% |
| joint 21 | Netherlands | 3.9% |
| joint 21 | Slovenia | 3.9% |
| 23 | Germany | 3.8% |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 3.5% |
| joint 25 | Malta | 3.1% |
| joint 25 | Poland | 3.1% |
| 27 | Czechia | 2.8% |
Youth unemployment rate (15-24), by sex
Among EU states with a published figure for 2025, listed highest to lowest, Cyprus's youth unemployment rate is the 17th highest of 26.
Show all 27 states
| Rank | Country | Youth unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| — | European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked) | 15.2% |
| 1 | Romania | 26.1% |
| 2 | Spain | 24.9% |
| 3 | Sweden | 24.3% |
| 4 | Finland | 21.8% |
| 5 | Estonia | 20.7% |
| 6 | Italy | 20.6% |
| 7 | France | 19.8% |
| 8 | Portugal | 19.5% |
| 9 | Greece | 19.1% |
| 10 | Croatia | 18.3% |
| 11 | Belgium | 17.4% |
| 12 | Slovakia | 15.3% |
| 13 | Latvia | 14.8% |
| 14 | Lithuania | 14.1% |
| 15 | Hungary | 13.9% |
| 16 | Denmark | 13.8% |
| 17 | Cyprus | 13.5% |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 13.1% |
| 19 | Poland | 12.2% |
| 20 | Slovenia | 12.1% |
| 21 | Ireland | 11.8% |
| 22 | Austria | 11.5% |
| 23 | Czechia | 10.4% |
| 24 | Malta | 9.6% |
| 25 | Netherlands | 8.8% |
| 26 | Germany | 7.1% |
| — | Luxembourg | no figure published |
Employment rate (ages 20-64)
The share of 20-64-year-olds in work, by sex — the age band the EU itself tracks for its own employment target.
Employment rate by citizenship
Ages 20-64, 2025. Citizenship is the passport someone holds — not their ethnicity, birthplace or ancestry, which this site does not have data on.
| Group | Employment rate |
|---|---|
| Everyone (all citizenships) | 81.3% |
| People with Cypriot citizenship | 82.1% |
| People with a non-Cypriot citizenship | 79.3% |
| — of whom, citizens of another EU country | 86.6% |
| — of whom, citizens of a non-EU country | 74.8% |
Source: Eurostat.