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Demographics of Cyprus#Immigration

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{{Infobox place demographics|place=Cyprus|image=File:Cyprus single age population pyramid 2020.png|image_size=350|caption=Population pyramid of Cyprus in 2020|size_of_population=1,295,102 (2022 est.)|nation=Cypriot|major_ethnic=Greek Cypriots 98.8%|official=Greek, Turkish|age_0-14_years=15.69%|age_65_years=12.97%|growth=1.06% (2022 est.)|birth=10.57 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)|death=6.94 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)|infant_mortality=8.36 deaths/1,000 live births|net_migration=6.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)|sr_at_birth=1.05 male(s)/female|sr_under_15=1.05 male(s)/female|sr_65_years_over=0.55 male(s)/female|total_mf_ratio=0.93 male(s)/female (2022 est.)|life=79.74 years|life_male=76.93 years|life_female=82.68 years (2022 est.)|fertility=1.48 children born/woman (2022 est.)|minor_ethnic=Others 1% (including Turkish, Armenian, Maronite) and unspecified 0.2%}}Image:Ethnographic distribution in Cyprus 1960.jpg

{{Historical populations

|footnote = The post 1974 censuses refer to the government controlled areas.{{cite web |title=Census 2021 |url=https://www.census2021.cystat.gov.cy/en/Census2021 |website=Statistical Service |access-date=22 June 2023}}

|title = Census population and growth rate

| percentages = pagr

|cols=2

|1881|186173

|1891|209286

|1901|237022

|1911|274108

|1921|310715

|1931|347915

|1946|450114

|1960|573566

|1973|631788

|1976|497879

|1982|522845

|1992|615013

|2001|703529

|2011|840407

|2021|923272

}}

The people of Cyprus are broadly divided into two main ethnic communities, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, who share many cultural traits but maintain distinct identities based on ethnicity, religion, language, and close ties with Greece and Turkey respectively. Before the dispute started in 1964 the peoples of Cyprus (then 77.1% Greek Cypriots, 18.2% Turkish Cypriots, <5% other communities, primarily Armenians, Maronites, and other Lebanese){{Cite book|last1=Hatay|first1=Mete|title=Is the Turkish Cypriot Population Shrinking? An Overview of the Ethno-Demography of Cyprus in the Light of the Preliminary Results of the 2006 Turkish-Cypriot Census|last2=Hatay|first2=Mete|last3=Contents|first3=Erol Uysal|citeseerx=10.1.1.374.6154}}{{Cite web|title=Cyprus - Population|url=http://countrystudies.us/cyprus/21.htm|access-date=2021-05-27|website=countrystudies.us}} were dispersed over the entire island.

The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 de facto partitioned the island into two political areas: 99.5% of Greek Cypriots now live in the south part of the Republic of Cyprus while 98.7% of Turkish Cypriots live in northern areas. (99.2% of other nationalities live in the Greek Cypriot areas in the center, west, east and south).[http://www.worldpress.org/profiles/cyprus.cfm Cyprus Facts] on Worldpress.org. Retrieved 29 February 2009 Greek and Cypriot dialect are predominantly spoken in the east, west, south and centre, where the majority are Greek Cypriots, and Turkish in the north, where the majority are Turkish Cypriots. English is widely used throughout the island, as a common language.

The total population of Cyprus as of the end of 2006 was slightly over 1 million, comprising 789,300 in the territory controlled by the government of the Republic of CyprusStatistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, [https://library.cystat.gov.cy/Documents/Publication/DEMOGRAPHIC_REPORT-2007.pdf DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT 2007] (p. 12) and 294,406 in the northern areas of Cyprus. The population of the northern areas of Cyprus has increased following the immigration of 150,000–160,000 Turkish mainlanders, which the UN confirmed to have arrived illegally.{{Cite web|title=1987/50 1987 — Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations|url=https://www.cyprusun.org/?p=3997|access-date=2021-05-28|website=www.cyprusun.org}} On this basis, the Republic of Cyprus government does not include this group in the population statistics of the Republic of Cyprus Statistical Service.[http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/portal/portal.nsf/All/817E9279C04E4480C2257023002B858C?OpenDocument&a=4&z= Cyprus Government web portal: Towns and Population] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607035517/http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/portal/portal.nsf/All/817E9279C04E4480C2257023002B858C?OpenDocument&a=4&z= |date=2011-06-07 }}. Retrieved on 28 February 2009

Population

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:923,381 in Republic of Cyprus controlled area (2021 census)[https://cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy/pxweb/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/8.CYSTAT-DB__Population__Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%202021__Population__Population%20-%20Country%20of%20Citizenship,%20Country%20of%20Birth/1891221E.px/table/tableViewLayout1/ https://cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy/pxweb/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/8.CYSTAT-DB__Population__Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%202021__Population__PopCensus of Population and Housing 2021: Final Results - Gov.cyulation%20-%20Country%20of%20Citizenship,%20Country%20of%20Birth/1891221E.px/table/tableViewLayout1/]

:476,214 in northern Cyprus (2023 population estimate).{{Cite web |title=TRNC's 2023 Projected Population Revealed: 476,214 |url=https://ww2.kibrispostasi.com/c140-DAILY_NEWS/n540012-trncs-2023-projected-population-revealed-476214 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=CYPRUS MIRROR |language=tr}}

:

Population by citizenship

Republic of Cyprus government controlled area:

:1992 census: 95.8% Cypriot, 4.2% Non-Cypriot[http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/populationcondition_en/populationcondition_en?OpenDocument&sub=2&e= Statistical Service of Cyprus: Population and Social Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821110627/http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/populationcondition_en/populationcondition_en?OpenDocument&sub=2&e= |date=2010-08-21 }}, Main Results of the 2001 Census. Retrieved on 29 February 2009

:2001 census: 90.6% Cypriot, 9.4% Non-Cypriot

:2011 census: 78.6% Cypriot, 21.4% Non-Cypriot (preliminary)

:2021 census: 77.9% Cypriot, 21.7% non-Cypriot {{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Census of Population and Housing 2021: Final Results - Gov.cy |url=https://www.gov.cy/en/economy-and-finance/census-of-population-and-housing-2021-final-results/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.gov.cy |language=en-US}}

northern areas of Cyprus:

:2006 census (de facto population): 66.7% NC, 29.3% Turkey, 4.0% other

Vital statistics

=Cyprus (1901–1990)=

File:Cyp Population.svg

Historical data about main demographic indicators from 1901 to 1990, for the entire island:B.R. Mitchell. European historical statistics. 1750–1975.{{Cite web |title=Demographic Yearbook |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybsets/1948%20DYB.pdf |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=unstats.un.org}}{{cite web| url = http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/index_en/index_en?OpenDocument| title = Statistical Service of Cyprus}}

class="wikitable"
width="80pt"|Year

! width="80pt"|Total population

! width="80pt"|Live births1

! width="80pt"|Deaths1

! width="80pt"|Natural change

! width="80pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)

! width="80pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)

! width="80pt"|Natural change (per 1000)

1901

| align="right" | 238,000

| align="right" | 7,300

| align="right" | 4,300

| align="right" | 3,000

| align="right" | 30.6

| align="right" | 18.1

| align="right" | 12.5

1902

| align="right" | 241,000

| align="right" | 6,700

| align="right" | 3,500

| align="right" | 3,200

| align="right" | 28.0

| align="right" | 14.6

| align="right" | 13.4

1903

| align="right" | 245,000

| align="right" | 7,000

| align="right" | 3,600

| align="right" | 3,400

| align="right" | 28.6

| align="right" | 14.6

| align="right" | 14.0

1904

| align="right" | 249,000

| align="right" | 7,600

| align="right" | 3,700

| align="right" | 3,900

| align="right" | 30.4

| align="right" | 14.8

| align="right" | 15.6

1905

| align="right" | 253,000

| align="right" | 7,500

| align="right" | 4,500

| align="right" | 3,000

| align="right" | 29.6

| align="right" | 17.7

| align="right" | 11.9

1906

| align="right" | 257,000

| align="right" | 7,900

| align="right" | 4,100

| align="right" | 3,800

| align="right" | 30.7

| align="right" | 15.8

| align="right" | 14.9

1907

| align="right" | 260,000

| align="right" | 8,200

| align="right" | 4,600

| align="right" | 3,600

| align="right" | 31.4

| align="right" | 17.7

| align="right" | 13.7

1908

| align="right" | 264,000

| align="right" | 8,700

| align="right" | 5,200

| align="right" | 3,500

| align="right" | 32.9

| align="right" | 19.7

| align="right" | 13.2

1909

| align="right" | 268,000

| align="right" | 8,000

| align="right" | 4,500

| align="right" | 3,500

| align="right" | 29.8

| align="right" | 16.9

| align="right" | 12.9

1910

| align="right" | 271,000

| align="right" | 8,700

| align="right" | 4,100

| align="right" | 4,600

| align="right" | 32.1

| align="right" | 15.2

| align="right" | 16.9

1911

| align="right" | 275,000

| align="right" | 8,700

| align="right" | 4,500

| align="right" | 4,200

| align="right" | 31.6

| align="right" | 16.2

| align="right" | 15.4

1912

| align="right" | 279,000

| align="right" | 8,000

| align="right" | 4,900

| align="right" | 3,100

| align="right" | 28.5

| align="right" | 17.7

| align="right" | 10.8

1913

| align="right" | 283,000

| align="right" | 8,700

| align="right" | 5,300

| align="right" | 3,400

| align="right" | 30.7

| align="right" | 18.8

| align="right" | 11.9

1914

| align="right" | 287,000

| align="right" | 9,500

| align="right" | 5,100

| align="right" | 4,400

| align="right" | 33.1

| align="right" | 17.6

| align="right" | 15.5

1915

| align="right" | 291,000

| align="right" | 10,000

| align="right" | 5,800

| align="right" | 4,200

| align="right" | 34.3

| align="right" | 19.8

| align="right" | 14.5

1916

| align="right" | 294,000

| align="right" | 5,900

| align="right" | 5,300

| align="right" | 600

| align="right" | 20.0

| align="right" | 17.9

| align="right" | 2.1

1917

| align="right" | 297,000

| align="right" | 8,800

| align="right" | 5,400

| align="right" | 3,400

| align="right" | 29.5

| align="right" | 18.2

| align="right" | 11.3

1918

| align="right" | 301,000

| align="right" | 9,900

| align="right" | 6,900

| align="right" | 3,000

| align="right" | 32.9

| align="right" | 22.9

| align="right" | 10.0

1919

| align="right" | 305,000

| align="right" | 8,900

| align="right" | 5,200

| align="right" | 3,700

| align="right" | 29.2

| align="right" | 17.2

| align="right" | 12.0

1920

| align="right" | 309,000

| align="right" | 9,100

| align="right" | 7,400

| align="right" | 1,700

| align="right" | 29.5

| align="right" | 23.9

| align="right" | 5.6

1921

| align="right" | 312,000

| align="right" | 8,400

| align="right" | 6,200

| align="right" | 2,200

| align="right" | 26.8

| align="right" | 20.0

| align="right" | 6.8

1922

| align="right" | 315,000

| align="right" | 9,000

| align="right" | 6,200

| align="right" | 2,800

| align="right" | 28.6

| align="right" | 19.6

| align="right" | 9.0

1923

| align="right" | 318,000

| align="right" | 8,100

| align="right" | 5,700

| align="right" | 2,400

| align="right" | 25.5

| align="right" | 18.0

| align="right" | 7.5

1924

| align="right" | 322,000

| align="right" | 8,800

| align="right" | 5,600

| align="right" | 3,200

| align="right" | 27.3

| align="right" | 17.4

| align="right" | 9.9

1925

| align="right" | 326,000

| align="right" | 8,300

| align="right" | 4,700

| align="right" | 3,600

| align="right" | 25.6

| align="right" | 14.4

| align="right" | 11.2

1926

| align="right" | 330,000

| align="right" | 8,500

| align="right" | 5,600

| align="right" | 2,900

| align="right" | 25.9

| align="right" | 17.1

| align="right" | 8.8

1927

| align="right" | 333,000

| align="right" | 8,400

| align="right" | 5,200

| align="right" | 3,200

| align="right" | 25.2

| align="right" | 15.6

| align="right" | 9.6

1928

| align="right" | 337,000

| align="right" | 9,700

| align="right" | 5,100

| align="right" | 4,600

| align="right" | 28.9

| align="right" | 15.2

| align="right" | 13.7

1929

| align="right" | 341,000

| align="right" | 10,400

| align="right" | 4,600

| align="right" | 5,800

| align="right" | 30.4

| align="right" | 13.5

| align="right" | 16.9

1930

| align="right" | 345,000

| align="right" | 11,100

| align="right" | 5,700

| align="right" | 5,400

| align="right" | 32.1

| align="right" | 16.4

| align="right" | 15.7

1931

| align="right" | 349,000

| align="right" | 10,500

| align="right" | 5,900

| align="right" | 4,600

| align="right" | 30.2

| align="right" | 17.0

| align="right" | 13.2

1932

| align="right" | 352,000

| align="right" | 10,100

| align="right" | 5,740

| align="right" | 4,360

| align="right" | 28.7

| align="right" | 16.3

| align="right" | 12.4

1933

| align="right" | 356,000

| align="right" | 9,750

| align="right" | 4,910

| align="right" | 4,840

| align="right" | 27.4

| align="right" | 13.8

| align="right" | 13.6

1934

| align="right" | 360,000

| align="right" | 10,852

| align="right" | 4,757

| align="right" | 6,095

| align="right" | 30.1

| align="right" | 13.2

| align="right" | 16.9

1935

| align="right" | 363,000

| align="right" | 11,735

| align="right" | 4,976

| align="right" | 6,759

| align="right" | 32.3

| align="right" | 13.7

| align="right" | 18.6

1936

| align="right" | 367,000

| align="right" | 12,727

| align="right" | 4,656

| align="right" | 8,071

| align="right" | 34.7

| align="right" | 12.7

| align="right" | 22.0

1937

| align="right" | 371,000

| align="right" | 10,954

| align="right" | 6,334

| align="right" | 4,620

| align="right" | 29.5

| align="right" | 17.1

| align="right" | 12.5

1938

| align="right" | 376,000

| align="right" | 11,804

| align="right" | 5,445

| align="right" | 6,359

| align="right" | 31.4

| align="right" | 14.5

| align="right" | 16.9

1939

| align="right" | 393,000

| align="right" | 12,214

| align="right" | 5,519

| align="right" | 6,695

| align="right" | 31.1

| align="right" | 14.0

| align="right" | 17.0

1940

| align="right" | 401,000

| align="right" | 13,254

| align="right" | 4,678

| align="right" | 8,576

| align="right" | 33.1

| align="right" | 11.7

| align="right" | 21.4

1941

| align="right" | 409,000

| align="right" | 11,402

| align="right" | 5,058

| align="right" | 6,344

| align="right" | 27.9

| align="right" | 12.4

| align="right" | 15.5

1942

| align="right" | 412,000

| align="right" | 9,221

| align="right" | 6,747

| align="right" | 2,474

| align="right" | 22.4

| align="right" | 16.4

| align="right" | 6.0

1943

| align="right" | 416,000

| align="right" | 12,405

| align="right" | 5,155

| align="right" | 7,250

| align="right" | 29.8

| align="right" | 12.4

| align="right" | 17.4

1944

| align="right" | 425,000

| align="right" | 14,330

| align="right" | 4,263

| align="right" | 10,067

| align="right" | 33.7

| align="right" | 10.0

| align="right" | 23.7

1945

| align="right" | 435,000

| align="right" | 13,269

| align="right" | 4,111

| align="right" | 9,158

| align="right" | 30.5

| align="right" | 9.5

| align="right" | 21.1

1946

| align="right" | 447,000

| align="right" | 14,482

| align="right" | 3,793

| align="right" | 10,689

| align="right" | 32.4

| align="right" | 11.0

| align="right" | 23.9

1947

| align="right" | 458,000

| align="right" | 15,158

| align="right" | 3,875

| align="right" | 11,283

| align="right" | 33.1

| align="right" | 11.0

| align="right" | 24.6

1948

| align="right" | 477,000

| align="right" | 15,078

| align="right" | 5,250

| align="right" | 9,828

| align="right" | 31.6

| align="right" | 11.0

| align="right" | 20.6

1949

| align="right" | 485,000

| align="right" | 13,234

| align="right" | 5,290

| align="right" | 7,944

| align="right" | 27.3

| align="right" | 11.0

| align="right" | 16.4

1950

| align="right" | 494,000

| align="right" | 14,517

| align="right" | 5,340

| align="right" | 9,187

| align="right" | 29.4

| align="right" | 11.0

| align="right" | 18.6

1951

| align="right" | 502,000

| align="right" | 14,403

| align="right" | 5,370

| align="right" | 9,043

| align="right" | 28.7

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 18.0

1952

| align="right" | 508,000

| align="right" | 13,358

| align="right" | 5,380

| align="right" | 7,968

| align="right" | 26.3

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 15.7

1953

| align="right" | 515,000

| align="right" | 13,446

| align="right" | 5,410

| align="right" | 8,036

| align="right" | 26.1

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 15.6

1954

| align="right" | 523,000

| align="right" | 13,893

| align="right" | 5,490

| align="right" | 8,403

| align="right" | 26.6

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 16.1

1955

| align="right" | 530,000

| align="right" | 13,747

| align="right" | 5,570

| align="right" | 8,177

| align="right" | 25.9

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 15.4

1956

| align="right" | 536,000

| align="right" | 13,875

| align="right" | 5,630

| align="right" | 8,215

| align="right" | 25.9

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 15.3

1957

| align="right" | 546,000

| align="right" | 14,100

| align="right" | 5,730

| align="right" | 8,350

| align="right" | 25.8

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 15.3

1958

| align="right" | 558,000

| align="right" | 14,320

| align="right" | 5,860

| align="right" | 8,480

| align="right" | 25.7

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 15.2

1959

| align="right" | 567,000

| align="right" | 14,411

| align="right" | 5,950

| align="right" | 8,491

| align="right" | 25.4

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 15.0

1960

| align="right" | 573,000

| align="right" | 14,500

| align="right" | 6,020

| align="right" | 8,510

| align="right" | 25.3

| align="right" | 10.5

| align="right" | 14.9

1961

| align="right" | 575,000

| align="right" | 15,059

| align="right" | 6,206

| align="right" | 8,853

| align="right" | 26.2

| align="right" | 10.8

| align="right" | 15.4

1962

| align="right" | 577,000

| align="right" | 14,787

| align="right" | 6,101

| align="right" | 8,686

| align="right" | 25.6

| align="right" | 10.6

| align="right" | 15.0

1963

| align="right" | 582,000

| align="right" | 14,602

| align="right" | 6,079

| align="right" | 8,523

| align="right" | 25.1

| align="right" | 10.4

| align="right" | 14.6

1964

| align="right" | 587,000

| align="right" | 14,224

| align="right" | 6,206

| align="right" | 8,018

| align="right" | 24.2

| align="right" | 10.6

| align="right" | 13.7

1965

| align="right" | 591,000

| align="right" | 13,707

| align="right" | 6,061

| align="right" | 7,646

| align="right" | 23.2

| align="right" | 10.3

| align="right" | 12.9

1966

| align="right" | 595,000

| align="right" | 13,250

| align="right" | 5,991

| align="right" | 7,259

| align="right" | 22.3

| align="right" | 10.1

| align="right" | 12.2

1967

| align="right" | 599,000

| align="right" | 12,788

| align="right" | 5,971

| align="right" | 6,817

| align="right" | 21.3

| align="right" | 10.0

| align="right" | 11.4

1968

| align="right" | 604,000

| align="right" | 12,403

| align="right" | 5,958

| align="right" | 6,445

| align="right" | 20.5

| align="right" | 9.9

| align="right" | 10.7

1969

| align="right" | 609,000

| align="right" | 12,046

| align="right" | 5,946

| align="right" | 6,100

| align="right" | 19.8

| align="right" | 9.8

| align="right" | 10.0

1970

| align="right" | 614,000

| align="right" | 11,801

| align="right" | 5,998

| align="right" | 5,803

| align="right" | 19.2

| align="right" | 9.8

| align="right" | 9.4

1971

| align="right" | 620,000

| align="right" | 11,641

| align="right" | 5,983

| align="right" | 5,658

| align="right" | 18.8

| align="right" | 9.7

| align="right" | 9.1

1972

| align="right" | 627,000

| align="right" | 11,620

| align="right" | 6,043

| align="right" | 5,577

| align="right" | 18.5

| align="right" | 9.6

| align="right" | 8.9

1973

| align="right" | 634,000

| align="right" | 11,600

| align="right" | 6,047

| align="right" | 5,553

| align="right" | 18.3

| align="right" | 9.5

| align="right" | 8.8

1974

| align="right" | 630,000

| align="right" | 10,578

| align="right" | 6,900

| align="right" | 3,678

| align="right" | 16.8

| align="right" | 11.0

| align="right" | 5.8

1975

| align="right" | 610,000

| align="right" | 9,768

| align="right" | 4,823

| align="right" | 4,945

| align="right" | 16.0

| align="right" | 7.9

| align="right" | 8.1

1976

| align="right" | 599,000

| align="right" | 11,194

| align="right" | 5,148

| align="right" | 6,046

| align="right" | 18.7

| align="right" | 8.6

| align="right" | 10.1

1977

| align="right" | 599,000

| align="right" | 10,951

| align="right" | 5,445

| align="right" | 5,506

| align="right" | 18.3

| align="right" | 9.1

| align="right" | 9.2

1978

| align="right" | 601,000

| align="right" | 11,299

| align="right" | 5,048

| align="right" | 6,251

| align="right" | 18.8

| align="right" | 8.4

| align="right" | 10.4

1979

| align="right" | 605,000

| align="right" | 11,920

| align="right" | 5,083

| align="right" | 6,837

| align="right" | 19.7

| align="right" | 8.4

| align="right" | 11.3

1980

| align="right" | 611,000

| align="right" | 12,464

| align="right" | 5,682

| align="right" | 6,782

| align="right" | 20.4

| align="right" | 9.3

| align="right" | 11.1

1981

| align="right" | 618,000

| align="right" | 12,111

| align="right" | 5,190

| align="right" | 6,921

| align="right" | 19.6

| align="right" | 8.4

| align="right" | 11.2

1982

| align="right" | 625,000

| align="right" | 12,985

| align="right" | 5,307

| align="right" | 7,678

| align="right" | 20.8

| align="right" | 8.5

| align="right" | 12.3

1983

| align="right" | 632,000

| align="right" | 13,078

| align="right" | 5,433

| align="right" | 7,645

| align="right" | 20.7

| align="right" | 8.6

| align="right" | 12.1

1984

| align="right" | 640,000

| align="right" | 13,182

| align="right" | 5,119

| align="right" | 8,063

| align="right" | 20.6

| align="right" | 8.0

| align="right" | 12.6

1985

| align="right" | 648,000

| align="right" | 12,622

| align="right" | 5,502

| align="right" | 7,120

| align="right" | 19.5

| align="right" | 8.5

| align="right" | 11.0

1986

| align="right" | 654,000

| align="right" | 12,753

| align="right" | 5,494

| align="right" | 7,259

| align="right" | 19.5

| align="right" | 8.4

| align="right" | 11.1

1987

| align="right" | 660,000

| align="right" | 12,331

| align="right" | 5,869

| align="right" | 6,462

| align="right" | 18.7

| align="right" | 8.9

| align="right" | 9.8

1988

| align="right" | 665,000

| align="right" | 12,753

| align="right" | 5,845

| align="right" | 6,908

| align="right" | 19.2

| align="right" | 8.8

| align="right" | 10.4

1989

| align="right" | 671,000

| align="right" | 12,141

| align="right" | 5,702

| align="right" | 6,439

| align="right" | 18.1

| align="right" | 8.5

| align="right" | 9.6

1 The numbers of births and deaths 1901–1932 are estimates calculated from the birth and death rates.

=Area under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus=

{{cite web|url=https://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/populationcondition_21main_en/populationcondition_21main_en?OpenForm&sub=1&sel=2|title=Key figures}}

Image:Population map of Cyprus.jpg

Image:Cyprus density.jpg

Historical data about main demographic indicators from 1990 to 2022, for the southern part of the island:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
! width="80pt"|Average population

! width="80pt"|Live births

! width="80pt"|Deaths

! width="80pt"|Natural change

! width="80pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)

! width="80pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)

! width="80pt"|Natural change (per 1000)

! width="80pt"|Total fertility rate

! width="80pt"|Infant mortality rate

1990

| 579,400

| 10,622

| align="right" | 4,844

| align="right" | 5,778

| align="right" | 18.3

| align="right" | 8.4

| align="right" | 10.0

|style="color:blue"|2.42

|11.0

1991

| align="right" | 594,900

| align="right" | 10,442

| align="right" | 5,075

| align="right" | 5,367

| align="right" | 17.6

| 8.5

| align="right" | 9.0

|style="color:blue"|2.33

|11.0

1992

| align="right" | 610,600

| align="right" | 11,372

| align="right" | 5,220

| align="right" | 6,152

| align="right" | 18.6

| align="right" | 8.5

| align="right" | 10.1

|style="color:blue"|2.49

|10.0

1993

| align="right" | 625,800

| align="right" | 10,514

| align="right" | 4,789

| align="right" | 5,725

| align="right" | 16.8

| align="right" | 7.7

| align="right" | 9.1

|style="color:blue"|2.24

|8.6

1994

| align="right" | 639,000

| align="right" | 10,379

| align="right" | 4,924

| align="right" | 5,455

| align="right" | 16.2

| align="right" | 7.7

| align="right" | 8.5

|style="color:blue"|2.17

|8.6

1995

| align="right" | 650,700

| align="right" | 9,869

| align="right" | 4,935

| align="right" | 4,934

| align="right" | 15.2

| align="right" | 7.6

| align="right" | 7.6

|2.03

|8.5

1996

| align="right" | 660,900

| align="right" | 9,638

| align="right" | 4,958

| align="right" | 4,680

| align="right" | 14.6

| align="right" | 7.5

| align="right" | 7.1

|1.96

|8.3

1997

| align="right" | 670,400

| align="right" | 9,275

| align="right" | 5,173

| align="right" | 4,102

| align="right" | 13.8

| align="right" | 7.7

| align="right" | 6.1

|1.87

|8.0

1998

| align="right" | 678,900

| align="right" | 8,879

| align="right" | 5,432

| align="right" | 3,447

| align="right" | 13.1

| align="right" | 8.0

| align="right" | 5.1

|1.76

|7.0

1999

| align="right" | 686,400

| align="right" | 8,505

| align="right" | 5,070

| align="right" | 3,435

| align="right" | 12.4

| align="right" | 7.4

| align="right" | 5.0

|1.67

|6.0

2000

| align="right" | 693,600

| align="right" | 8,447

| align="right" | 5,355

| align="right" | 3,092

| align="right" | 12.2

| align="right" | 7.7

| align="right" | 4.5

|1.64

|5.6

2001

| align="right" | 701,300

| align="right" | 8,167

| align="right" | 4,827

| align="right" | 3,340

| align="right" | 11.6

| align="right" | 6.9

| align="right" | 4.8

|1.57

|4.9

2002

| align="right" | 709,100

| style="color:red"| 7,883

| align="right" | 5,168

| style="color:red"| 2,715

| align="right" | 11.1

| align="right" | 7.3

| align="right" | 3.8

|1.49

|4.7

2003

| align="right" | 717,800

| align="right" | 8,088

| align="right" | 5,200

| align="right" | 2,888

| align="right" | 11.3

| align="right" | 7.2

| align="right" | 4.0

|1.51

|4.1

2004

| align="right" | 727,500

| align="right" | 8,309

| align="right" | 5,225

| align="right" | 3,084

| align="right" | 11.4

| align="right" | 7.2

| align="right" | 4.2

|1.52

|3.5

2005

| align="right" | 738,100

| align="right" | 8,243

| align="right" | 5,425

| align="right" | 2,818

| align="right" | 11.2

| align="right" | 7.3

| align="right" | 3.8

|1.48

|4.6

2006

| align="right" | 750,300

| align="right" | 8,731

| align="right" | 5,127

| align="right" | 3,604

| align="right" | 11.6

| align="right" | 6.8

| align="right" | 4.8

|1.52

|3.1

2007

| align="right" | 766,400

| align="right" | 8,575

| align="right" | 5,380

| align="right" | 3,195

| align="right" | 11.2

| align="right" | 7.0

| align="right" | 4.2

|1.44

|3.1

2008

| align="right" | 785,700

| align="right" | 9,205

| align="right" | 5,194

| align="right" | 4,011

| align="right" | 11.7

| align="right" | 6.6

| align="right" | 5.1

|1.48

|3.5

2009

|807,100

|9,608

5,1824,426

|11.9

6.45.5

|1.48

|3.3

2010

|827,700

|9,801

5,1034,698

|11.8

6.25.6

|1.44

|3.2

2011

|849,000

|9,622

5,5044,118

|11.3

6.54.8

|1.35

|3.1

2012

|863,900

|10,161

5,5074,654

|11.8

6.45.4

|1.40

|3.4

2013

|861,900

|9,341

5,1504,191

|10.8

style="color:blue"| 6.04.9

|style="color:red"|1.31

|1.6

2014

|853,200

|9,258

5,4263,832

|10.8

6.34.5

|1.31

|1.9

2015

|843,100

|9,170

5,8823,288

|10.6

6.83.8

|1.31

|2.6

2016

|849,800

|9,455

5,4723,983

|10.9

6.34.6

|1.36

|2.7

2017

|860,200

|9,229

6,0343,195

|style="color:red"|10.6

6.93.7

|1.34

|1.4

2018

|870,800

|9,329

5,8123,517

|10.6

6.64.0

|1.36

|2.6

2019

|880,600

|9,548

6,2673,281

|10.7

7.03.7

|1.40

|2.8

2020

|896,000

|9,930

6,3812.297

|10.9

7.23.7

|1.45

|2.1

2021

|904,700

|10,309

7,2503,059

|11.2

7.93.3

|1.46

|2.9

2022

|920,700

|10,187

style="color:red" | 7,3072,880

|10.9

7.8style="color:red" | 3.1

|1.44

|3.3

2023

|933,500

|10,241

6,7423,499

|10.7

7.03.7

|1.45

|4.5

2024

|

|6,536||

|

==Current vital statistics==

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|+

Period

! Live births

! Deaths

! Natural increase

January - June 2022

| 4,667

| 3,819

| +848

January - June 2023

| 4,849

| 3,516

| +1,333

Difference

| {{increase}} +182 (+3.90%)

| {{decreasepositive}} -303 (−7.93%)

| {{increase}} +485

= Life expectancy =

File:Life expectancy in Cyprus.svg in Cyprus since 1895]]

File:Life expectancy by WBG -Cyprus -diff.png

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!Period

!Life expectancy in
Years

!Period

!Life expectancy in
Years

1950–1955

|66.7

|1985–1990

|76.1

1955–1960

|70.4

|1990–1995

|76.9

1960–1965

|71.9

|1995–2000

|77.7

1965–1970

|73.1

|2000–2005

|78.3

1970–1975

|74.3

|2005–2010

|79.0

1975–1980

|75.3

|2010–2015

|79.9

1980–1985

|76.1

|

|

Source: UN World Population Prospects{{cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|access-date=2017-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919061238/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|archive-date=2016-09-19|url-status=dead}}

= Structure of the population =

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class="wikitable"
width="80pt"|Age Group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80pt"|Female

! width="80pt"|Total

! width="80pt"|%

align="right" | Total

| align="right" | 408 780

| align="right" | 431 627

| align="right" | 840 407

| align="right" | 100

align="right" | 0–4

| align="right" | 23 061

| align="right" | 21 954

| align="right" | 45 015

| align="right" | 5.36

align="right" | 5–9

| align="right" | 21 921

| align="right" | 20 714

| align="right" | 42 635

| align="right" | 5.07

align="right" | 10–14

| align="right" | 24 179

| align="right" | 23 119

| align="right" | 47 298

| align="right" | 5.63

align="right" | 15–19

| align="right" | 28 683

| align="right" | 27 135

| align="right" | 55 818

| align="right" | 6.64

align="right" | 20–24

| align="right" | 33 891

| align="right" | 32 182

| align="right" | 66 073

| align="right" | 7.86

align="right" | 25–29

| align="right" | 36 992

| align="right" | 37 122

| align="right" | 74 114

| align="right" | 8.82

align="right" | 30–34

| align="right" | 33 149

| align="right" | 36 685

| align="right" | 69 834

| align="right" | 8.31

align="right" | 35–39

| align="right" | 27 754

| align="right" | 34 108

| align="right" | 61 862

| align="right" | 7.36

align="right" | 40–44

| align="right" | 27 031

| align="right" | 32 697

| align="right" | 59 728

| align="right" | 7.11

align="right" | 45–49

| align="right" | 27 059

| align="right" | 30 181

| align="right" | 57 240

| align="right" | 6.81

align="right" | 50–54

| align="right" | 27 517

| align="right" | 28 611

| align="right" | 56 128

| align="right" | 6.68

align="right" | 55–59

| align="right" | 23 771

| align="right" | 23 991

| align="right" | 47 762

| align="right" | 5.68

align="right" | 60–64

| align="right" | 22 057

| align="right" | 22 977

| align="right" | 45 034

| align="right" | 5.36

align="right" | 65–69

| align="right" | 17 656

| align="right" | 18 672

| align="right" | 36 328

| align="right" | 4.32

align="right" | 70–74

| align="right" | 14 044

| align="right" | 15 389

| align="right" | 29 433

| align="right" | 3.50

align="right" | 75–79

| align="right" | 9 647

| align="right" | 11 411

| align="right" | 21 058

| align="right" | 2.51

align="right" | 80+

| align="right" | 10 342

| align="right" | 14 606

| align="right" | 24 948

| align="right" | 2.97

align="right" | unknown

| align="right" | 26

| align="right" | 73

| align="right" | 99

| align="right" | 0.01

width="50"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80"|Female

! width="80"|Total

! width="50"|Percent

align="right" | 0–14

| align="right" | 69 161

| align="right" | 65 787

| align="right" | 134 948

| align="right" | 16.06

align="right" | 15–64

| align="right" | 287 904

| align="right" | 305 689

| align="right" | 593 593

| align="right" | 70.63

align="right" | 65+

| align="right" | 51 689

| align="right" | 60 078

| align="right" | 111 767

| align="right" | 13.30

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width="80pt"|Age Group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80pt"|Female

! width="80pt"|Total

! width="80pt"|%

align="right" | Total

| align="right" | 437 650

| align="right" | 458 357

| align="right" | 896 007

| align="right" | 100

align="right" | 0–4

| align="right" | 24 397

| align="right" | 23 215

| align="right" | 47 612

| align="right" | 5.31

align="right" | 5–9

| align="right" | 25 158

| align="right" | 23 494

| align="right" | 48 652

| align="right" | 5.43

align="right" | 10–14

| align="right" | 24 346

| align="right" | 23 093

| align="right" | 47 439

| align="right" | 5.29

align="right" | 15–19

| align="right" | 24 300

| align="right" | 23 883

| align="right" | 48 183

| align="right" | 5.38

align="right" | 20–24

| align="right" | 30 113

| align="right" | 31 925

| align="right" | 62 038

| align="right" | 6.92

align="right" | 25–29

| align="right" | 36 723

| align="right" | 38 452

| align="right" | 75 175

| align="right" | 8.39

align="right" | 30–34

| align="right" | 37 166

| align="right" | 38 393

| align="right" | 75 559

| align="right" | 8.43

align="right" | 35–39

| align="right" | 33 894

| align="right" | 36 196

| align="right" | 70 090

| align="right" | 7.82

align="right" | 40–44

| align="right" | 28 988

| align="right" | 32 142

| align="right" | 61 130

| align="right" | 6.82

align="right" | 45–49

| align="right" | 25 801

| align="right" | 27 736

| align="right" | 53 537

| align="right" | 5.98

align="right" | 50–54

| align="right" | 26 249

| align="right" | 27 426

| align="right" | 53 675

| align="right" | 5.99

align="right" | 55–59

| align="right" | 27 023

| align="right" | 27 722

| align="right" | 54 745

| align="right" | 6.11

align="right" | 60–64

| align="right" | 25 117

| align="right" | 25 751

| align="right" | 50 868

| align="right" | 5.68

align="right" | 65–69

| align="right" | 21 930

| align="right" | 22 897

| align="right" | 44 827

| align="right" | 5.00

align="right" | 70–74

| align="right" | 19 071

| align="right" | 20 847

| align="right" | 39 918

| align="right" | 4.46

align="right" | 75–79

| align="right" | 12 852

| align="right" | 15 139

| align="right" | 27 991

| align="right" | 3.12

align="right" | 80–84

| align="right" | 8 708

| align="right" | 11 190

| align="right" | 19 898

| align="right" | 2.22

align="right" | 85–89

| align="right" | 4 101

| align="right" | 6 295

| align="right" | 10 396

| align="right" | 1.16

align="right" | 90–94

| align="right" | 1 327

| align="right" | 1 964

| align="right" | 3 291

| align="right" | 0.37

align="right" | 95–99

| align="right" | 327

| align="right" | 507

| align="right" | 834

| align="right" | 0.09

align="right" | 100+

| align="right" | 59

| align="right" | 90

| align="right" | 149

| align="right" | 0.02

width="50"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80"|Female

! width="80"|Total

! width="50"|Percent

align="right" | 0–14

| align="right" | 73 901

| align="right" | 69 802

| align="right" | 143 703

| align="right" | 16.04

align="right" | 15–64

| align="right" | 295 374

| align="right" | 309 626

| align="right" | 605 000

| align="right" | 67.52

align="right" | 65+

| align="right" | 68 375

| align="right" | 78 929

| align="right" | 147 304

| align="right" | 16.44

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Historical population

Turkish Cypriots were the majority of the population registered for taxation between 1777 and 1800.[https://archive.org/details/excerptacypriama00cobhuoft Claude Delaval Cobham] Excerpta Cypria, Cambridge University Press, 1908, p.366-67[http://cypruslibrary.moec.gov.cy/ebooks/36821 Archimandrite Kyprianos] Istoria Khronoloyiki tis Nisou Kiprou (History and Chronicles of the Island of Cyprus, Ιστορία χρονολογική της νήσου Κύπρου) 1788, p.495 However, it is likely that the Muslim population never exceeded 35-40 per cent of the total population of Cyprus. Rather, many Orthodox Christians registered as Muslims in order to reduce taxation from the government.{{Cite web |url=http://inalcik.com/images/pdfs/52721689STATUSOFGREEKORTHODOXPATRiARCH.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501065440/http://inalcik.com/images/pdfs/52721689STATUSOFGREEKORTHODOXPATRiARCH.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-01 |url-status=dead }}

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| image1 = Cyprus-distribution-1891-1931.jpg

| alt1 = Distribution of Turkish Cypriots (1891, 1911, 1931)

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| alt2 = Distribution of Turkish Cypriots (1946, 1960, 1973)

| footer = Distribution of Turkish Cypriots (1891–1973)

}}

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|+ Tax Registered Population of Cyprus by ethnicity 1777–1800

rowspan="2" | census year

! colspan="2" | Greeks

! colspan="2" | Turks

! colspan="2" | Armenians

! colspan="2" | Maronites

! colspan="2" | Others

! rowspan="2" | Total

#%

! #

%

! #

%

! #

%

! #

%
1777

| 37,000

{{percentage bar|width=50|44.0}}

| 47,000

{{percentage bar|width=50|56.0}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| 84,000

1790

| 47,500

{{percentage bar|width=50|41.5}}

| 67,000

{{percentage bar|width=50|58.5}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| 114,500

1793

| 46,392

{{percentage bar|width=50|39.3}}

| 67,000

{{percentage bar|width=50|58.8}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| 4,608

{{percentage bar|width=50|3.9}}

| 118,000

1800

| 30,524

{{percentage bar|width=50|31.3}}

| 67,000

{{percentage bar|width=50|68.7}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| {{n/a}}

{{n/a}}

| 97,524

class="wikitable"

|+ Population of Cyprus according to ethnicity (1881–2011)

rowspan="2" | census year

! colspan="2" | Greeks

! colspan="2" | Turks

! colspan="2" | Armenians

! colspan="2" | Maronites

! colspan="2" | Others

! rowspan="2" | Total

#%

! #

%

! #

%

! #

%

! #

%
1881{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6jH4Xy4KFrYC&pg=PA21 |title=The Armenians of Cyprus

|author=Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra |pages=21}}

| 137,631

{{percentage bar|width=50|73.9}}

| 45,458

{{percentage bar|width=50|24.4}}

| 174

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.1}}

| 830

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.4}}

| 1,738

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.9}}

| 186,173

1891

| 158,585

{{percentage bar|width=50|75.8}}

| 47,926

{{percentage bar|width=50|22.9}}

| 280

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.1}}

| 1,131

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.5}}

| 1,364

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.7}}

| 209,286

1901

| 182,739

{{percentage bar|width=50|77.1}}

| 51,309

{{percentage bar|width=50|21.6}}

| 517

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.2}}

| 1,130

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.5}}

| 1,327

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.6}}

| 237,022

1911

| 214,480

{{percentage bar|width=50|78.2}}

| 56,428

{{percentage bar|width=50|20.6}}

| 558

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.2}}

| 1,073

{{n/a}}

| 1,569

{{n/a}}

| 274,108

1921

| 244,887

{{percentage bar|width=50|78.8}}

| 61,339

{{percentage bar|width=50|19.7}}

| 1,197

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.4}}

| 1,350

{{n/a}}

| 1,942

{{n/a}}

| 310,715

1931

| 276,572

{{percentage bar|width=50|79.5}}

| 64,238

{{percentage bar|width=50|18.5}}

| 3,377

{{percentage bar|width=50|1}}

| 1,704

{{n/a}}

| 2,068

{{n/a}}

| 347,959

1946

| 361,199

{{percentage bar|width=50|80.2}}

| 80,548

{{percentage bar|width=50|17.9}}

| 3,686

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.8}}

| 2,083

{{n/a}}

| 2,598

{{n/a}}

| 450,114

1960

| 442,363

{{percentage bar|width=50|77.1}}

| 104,333

{{percentage bar|width=50|18.2}}

| 3,630

{{n/a}}

| 2,752

{{n/a}}

| 20,488

{{n/a}}

| 573,566

2011{{efn|in the territory controlled by the Republic of Cyprus}}{{cite web|title=Population - Country of Birth, Citizenship Category, Country of Citizenship, Language, Religion, Ethnic/Religious Group, 2011|url=http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/populationcondition_22main_en/populationcondition_22main_en?OpenForm&sub=2&sel=2|access-date=12 May 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612211105/http://www.cystat.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/populationcondition_22main_en/populationcondition_22main_en?OpenForm&sub=2&sel=2|url-status=dead}}

| 659,115

{{percentage bar|width=50|98.8}}

| 1,128

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.2}}

| 1,831

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.3}}

| 3,656

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.5}}

| 1,460

{{percentage bar|width=50|0.2}}

| 667,398

{{notelist}}

In the census from 1881 to 1960, all Muslims are counted as Turks, only Greek Orthodox are counted as Greeks. There were small populations of Greek-speaking Muslims and Turkish-speaking Greek Orthodox.A Handbook of Cyprus, Hutchinson, Joseph Turner, page 57, 1907

In total, between 1955 and 1973, 16,519 Turks and 71,036 Greeks emigrated from the country. Of the emigrated Turkish Cypriots in this period, only 290 went to Turkey.{{cite web |url=http://file.prio.no/publication_files/Cyprus/Report%202007-2%20Is%20the%20Turkish%20Cypriot%20Population%20Shrinking.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://file.prio.no/publication_files/Cyprus/Report%202007-2%20Is%20the%20Turkish%20Cypriot%20Population%20Shrinking.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Is the Turkish Cypriot population shrinking?: an overview of the ethno-demography of Cyprus in the light of the preliminary results of the 2006 Turkish-Cypriot census |first=Mete |last=Hatay |publisher=International Peace Research Institute |year=2007 |page=64}} In the 2011 census, 208 people stated their ethnic origin as being Latin.

Fertility

In 2020, 39% of children born in Cyprus were to mothers of foreign origin, both from non-EU countries and from other EU member states.{{cite web|url=https://europa.today.it/attualita/italia-terzultima-ue-indice-di-fertilita.html|title=In Italia non si fanno più figli, siamo terzultimi in Europa per indice di fertilità|date=1 May 2022|website=europa.today.it}}

Immigration

{{main|Mainland Turks in Northern Cyprus}}

Large-scale demographic changes have been caused since 1964 by the movements of peoples across the island and the later influx of settlers from Turkey to northern Cyprus. According to the 2011 Census there are 170,383 non-citizens living in Cyprus, of whom 106,270 are EU citizens and 64,113 are from third countries. The largest EU groups by nationality are Greeks (29,321), Romanians (23,706) and Bulgarians (18,536). The largest non-EU groups are British (24,046), Filipinos (9,413), Russians (8,164), Sri Lankans (7,269) and Vietnamese (7,028).{{cite web |url=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/population-census/greeks-main-group-foreigners-living-island/20120720 |title=Greeks main group of foreigners living on the island - Cyprus Mail |access-date=2012-07-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723202524/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/population-census/greeks-main-group-foreigners-living-island/20120720 |archive-date=2012-07-23 }} There are an estimated 20–25,000 undocumented migrants from third countries also living in the Republic, though migrant rights groups dispute these figures.{{Cite web |url=http://cms.horus.be/files/99907/MediaArchive/Events/Study_Visits/KISA%20Intervention.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-07-20 |archive-date=2013-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525195236/http://cms.horus.be/files/99907/MediaArchive/Events/Study_Visits/KISA%20Intervention.pdf |url-status=dead }} The demographic changes in society have led to some racist incidents,{{Cite web |title="My girl thought she was going to die" |url=https://archive.cyprus-mail.com/2008/12/21/my-girl-thought-she-was-going-to-die/ |accessdate=11 March 2023}}{{Cite web |title="Why the Republic of Cyprus is institutionally racist" |url=https://archive.cyprus-mail.com/2007/09/23/why-the-republic-of-cyprus-is-institutionally-racist/ |accessdate=11 March 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Teen says beaten and mocked by police in racist incident – Cyprus Mail |url=https://archive.cyprus-mail.com/2009/03/18/teen-says-beaten-and-mocked-by-police-in-racist-incident/ |access-date= |language=en-GB}} and the formation of the charity KISA in response.

The demographic character of northern Cyprus changed after the Turkish invasion in 1974 and especially during the last 10–15 years. TRNC census carried out in April 2006 showed that out of a total population of 256,644 in northern Cyprus, 132,635, or 52%, were Turkish Cypriots in the sense that they were born in Cyprus of at least one Cyprus-born parent (for 120,007 of these both parents were Cyprus-born). In addition, 43,062 so called TRNC citizens (17%) had at least one non-Cypriot Turkish-born parent, 2,334 so called TRNC citizens (1%) had parents born in other countries, 70,525 residents (27%) had Turkish citizenship, and 8,088 (3%) were citizens of other countries (mainly UK, Bulgaria, and Iran).

Based on these census data, it is estimated that 113,687 northern Cyprus residents, or 44% of the population, are not Turkish Cypriots properly speaking, but are in fact "Turkish immigrants" or "Turkish settlers" from Anatolia. Alternative sources suggest that the Turkish Cypriots in northern Cyprus are today outnumbered by the Turkish settlers,The Turkish Settlers in Northern Cyprus, www.cyprus-conflict.net, quoting "Fresh Tension for Cyprus: Counting the Newcomers" in The New York Times, January 23, 1991.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyprus-conflict.net/turkish_settlers.htm |title=The Turkish Settlers in Northern Cyprus |access-date=2016-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325092512/http://www.cyprus-conflict.net/turkish_settlers.htm |archive-date=2008-03-25 }} contrary to the picture presented by the 2006 so called TRNC census.

Settlement in northern Cyprus, especially if accompanied by naturalization, is in violation of article 49 of the Geneva Conventions Protocol of 1977, since the Turkish occupation has been declared illegal by the UN.{{Cite web|last=Refugees|first=United Nations High Commissioner for|title=Refworld {{!}} Security Council resolution 550 (1984) [Cyprus]|url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f15b24.html|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Refworld|language=en}} The UN General Assembly have stated the settlement of Turkish mainlanders, "constitute[s] a form of colonialism and attempt to change illegally the demographic structure of Cyprus". The Republic of Cyprus considers these Turkish immigrants to be "illegal settlers" and does not include them in the population estimates for the entire island published by the Republic of Cyprus Statistical Service.[http://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/5B26588F9EB90E4DC225753E003449AF/$file/ABSTRACT_2007.pdf?OpenElement Statistical Abstract of the Republic of Cyprus 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215015643/https://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/5B26588F9EB90E4DC225753E003449AF/$file/ABSTRACT_2007.pdf?OpenElement |date=2022-12-15 }}, Statistical Service of Cyprus, pp. 63–88

Emigration

{{Main|British Cypriots|Cypriot American|Cypriot Australian}}

Net Migration

class="wikitable"

|+ Net Migration of Cyprus (1981–1997) {{cite web |title=Immigration, Emigration, and Net Migration, 1998–2023 |url=https://cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy/pxweb/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/8.CYSTAT-DB__Population__Migration/1840010E.px/table/tableViewLayout1/ |website=Cyprus Statistical Service (CYSTAT) |access-date=27 April 2025}}

YearNet Migration
1981196
1982-31
1983518
1984155
1985238
1986175
1987272
1988257
19894,526
19908,707
199110,559
19929,999
19938,000
19947,000
19956,000
19965,300
19974,800

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Cyprus Immigration, Emigration, and Net Migration (1998–present) {{cite web |title=Immigration, Emigration, and Net Migration, 1998–2023 |url=https://cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy/pxweb/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/8.CYSTAT-DB__Population__Migration/1840010E.px/table/tableViewLayout1/ |website=Cyprus Statistical Service (CYSTAT) |access-date=27 April 2025}}

YearImmigrationEmigrationNet Migration
19988,8014,2554,200
19998,5243,9784,200
200012,7646,2983,960
200117,4859,5634,650
20026,9401,4745,466
20037,9811,6966,285
20049,0031,9137,090
200510,3202,1928,128
200613,0772,77810,299
200719,3284,10615,222
200821,0604,47416,586
200922,5814,79717,784
201020,2064,29315,913
201123,0374,89518,142
201216,13819,986-3,848
201313,66620,679-7,013
201413,00316,020-3,017
201515,36415,733-369
201618,59016,4452,145
201722,45816,9315,527
201825,74017,5628,178
201927,55318,5988,955
202022,85014,2008,650
202125,47313,24412,229
202237,55821,11816,440
202340,76126,97913,782

Nationality group

{{Main|Greek Cypriots|Turkish Cypriots|Armenian Cypriots|Maronite Cypriots|Lebanese Cypriots}}According to the 2021 census, 74.6% of the population in the area under the control of the Republic of Cyprus were born in Cyprus, with 77.9% holding Cypriot citizenship.[https://cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy/pxweb/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/8.CYSTAT-DB__Population__Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%202021__Population__Population%20-%20Country%20of%20Citizenship,%20Country%20of%20Birth/1891210E.px/table/tableViewLayout1/][https://cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy/pxweb/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/8.CYSTAT-DB__Population__Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%202021__Population__Population%20-%20Country%20of%20Citizenship,%20Country%20of%20Birth/1891221E.px/table/tableViewLayout1/]

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Largest foreign nationalities (2021)

CitizenshipInhabitants
{{flagicon|EU}}{{flagcountry|Greece}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 43,438

{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 18,918

{{flagicon|EU}}{{flagcountry|Romania}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 20,375

{{flagicon|EU}}{{flagcountry|Bulgaria}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 16,186

{{flagcountry|Philippines}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 8,104

{{flagcountry|Russia}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 12,250

{{Flagcountry|Nepal}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 6,949

{{flagcountry|Sri Lanka}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 6,654

{{flagcountry|Syria}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 13,096

{{flagcountry|Ukraine}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 3,977

{{flagcountry|India}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 8,085

{{flagicon|EU}}{{flagcountry|Poland}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 2,379

{{flagcountry|Georgia (country)}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 4,764

{{flagicon|EU}}{{flagcountry|Germany}}

| style="text-align: right;" | 2,167

Non-Cypriot EU citizenship total

| style="text-align: right;" | 93,540

Non-EU citizenship total

| style="text-align: right;" | 107,168

Note that citizenship and place of birth do not fully correlate. For example, 27,986 people living in areas under the control of the Republic of Cyprus were born in the United Kingdom, but only 18,918 are registered as having British citizenship.

The national identities of citizens in the area under the control of the Republic of Cyprus, according to the 2011 census are:

Languages

{{Main|Languages of Cyprus}}

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{{bar percent|Greek (official)|blue|80.9}}

{{bar percent|Other |pink|4.3}}

{{bar percent|English |red|4.1}}

{{bar percent|Romanian |orange|2.9}}

{{bar percent|Russian |cyan|2.5}}

{{bar percent|Bulgarian |yellow|2.2}}

{{bar percent|Arabic |black|1.2}}

{{bar percent|Filipino |yellow|1.1}}

{{bar percent|Unspecified|silver|0.6}}

{{bar percent|Turkish (official)|green|0.2}}

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Greek and Turkish are the official languages according to Article 3 of the Constitution of Cyprus.{{Cite web |title=Cyprus 1960 (rev. 2013) Constitution - Constitute |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Cyprus_2013 |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.constituteproject.org |language=en}} In Northern Cyprus, the official language is Turkish (Article 2 of the 1983 Constitution of Northern Cyprus).{{Cite web |title=The Constitution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |url=http://www.cypnet.co.uk/ncyprus/main/polsyst/constitution/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.cypnet.co.uk}} English is widely spoken on the island.

Religion

{{Main|Religion in Cyprus}}

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{{bar percent|Roman Catholic |green|2.9}}

{{bar percent| Protestant/Anglican |red|2}}

{{bar percent|Islam |black|1.8}}

{{bar percent|Other (includes Maronite, Armenian Church, Hindu) |cyan|1.4}}

{{bar percent|Unknown |Orange|1.1}}

{{bar percent|Buddhist |Orange|1}}

{{bar percent|None/Atheist|Orange|0.6}}

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The Greek Cypriot community adheres to the Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot community adheres to Islam. The religious groups of Armenians, Maronites and Latins (about 9,000 people in total) opted, in accordance with the 1960 constitution, to belong to the Greek Cypriot community.

The 2011 census of the government-controlled area notes that 89.1% of the population follows Greek Orthodox Christianity, 2.9% are Roman Catholic, 2% are Protestants, 1.8% are Muslims and 1% are Buddhists; Maronite Catholics, Armenian Orthodox, Jewish, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Baha’is make up the remainder.[https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-report-on-international-religious-freedom/cyprus US State Dept 2022 report] Cyprus is also the home of 6,000 Jewish people who have a Synagogue in Larnaca.

Education

{{Further|Education in Cyprus}}

Cyprus has a well-developed system of primary and secondary education. The majority of Cypriots earn their higher education at Greek, British, or American universities, while there are also sizeable emigrant communities in the United Kingdom and Australia. Private colleges and state-supported universities have been developed by both the Turkish and Greek communities.{{cite web |author=Republic of Cyprus, Office of the Law Commissioner |title=The Private Universities Law (2005) |url=http://www.ecpu.ac.cy/en/legislation/private_universities_law.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120072354/http://www.ecpu.ac.cy/en/legislation/private_universities_law.pdf |archive-date=2013-01-20}}

Demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.{{cite web| url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cyprus/| title = CIA – The World Factbook – Cyprus| date = 20 May 2022}}

The data in subsections Age structure through Divorce rate are for the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus government only. The estimates are for 2007 from the Republic of Cyprus Statistical Abstract 2007 (pp. 63–88) unless indicated otherwise.

= Age structure =

Image:Pyramide Chypre.PNG

:0–14 years: 17.47% or 137,900 ( 70,700 males/67,200 females)

:15–64 years: 70.07% or 553,100 ( 274,300 males/278,800 females)

:65 years and over: 12.46% or 98,300 ( 44,600 males/53,700 females)

= Population growth rate =

:1.4%[http://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/FC5F3AB325D6BEEAC22574D7002DB767?OpenDocument&sub=1&e= Population of Cyprus: end of 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163400/http://www.pio.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/All/FC5F3AB325D6BEEAC22574D7002DB767?OpenDocument&sub=1&e= |date=2011-07-21 }}, Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus, Press Release 06/10/2008. Retrieved 26 February 2009.

= Net migration rate =

:Total immigrants: 19,143

:Total emigrants: 11,753

:Net migration: +7,390

:Net migration rate: 9.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population

= Sex ratio =

:At birth: 1.086 male(s)/female

:Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

:15–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

:65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

:Total population: 0.99 male(s)/female

=Marriage rates=

:Estimates for 2006

Number of marriages:

:Marriages of residents of Cyprus: 5,252

:Total marriages (including tourists): 12,617

Marriage rates:

:Residents of Cyprus: 6.8/1,000 population

:Total marriages (including tourists): 16.4/1,000 population

Mean age at marriage:

:Groom 33.7

:Bride 30.5

=Divorce rates=

:Total Divorces: 2,000

:Divorce Rate: 2.27/1,000 population

= Nationality =

:Noun: Cypriot(s)

:Adjective: Cypriot

= HIV/AIDS =

:Adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.)

:People living with HIV/AIDS: fewer than 1,000 (1999 est.); 518 cases reported between 1986 and 2006 (58% Cypriots, 42% foreigners/visitors);

:Deaths: 85 reported between 1986 and 2006.[http://www.euro.who.int/aids/ctryinfo/overview/20060118_10 Cyprus: Sexually transmitted infections/HIV/AIDS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028171910/http://www.euro.who.int/aids/ctryinfo/overview/20060118_10 |date=2009-10-28 }}, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, June 2008.

{{Blockquote|"The information presented here concerns only part of Cyprus, due to an absence of reliable information concerning the island as a whole".}}

References

{{CIA World Factbook|year=2006}}

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080908141253/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2008/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2008_MONTH_08/3-26082008-EN-AP.PDF EU27 population projections 2008–2060], Eurostat Newsrelease 119/2008, 26 August 2008.

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