Life Expectancy at Birth in Cyprus
Cyprus: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cyprus, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Cyprus stood at 81.82. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Cyprus peaked at 81.82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.55, in 1974.
Cyprus ranks 40th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.32 | — |
| 1961 | 64.08 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 64.72 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 61.78 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 62.24 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 66.12 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 66.49 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 66.91 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 67.25 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 67.6 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 68.05 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 68.35 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 68.63 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 69 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 54.55 | -20.9% |
| 1975 | 70.34 | +28.9% |
| 1976 | 70.81 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 71.26 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 71.74 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 72.18 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.84 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 73.05 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 73.52 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 73.71 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 74 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 74.64 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 74.93 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.26 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 75.39 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 75.84 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 76.04 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 76.25 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 76.29 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 76.29 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 76.38 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 76.58 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.88 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.12 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.16 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 77.57 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 77.9 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.19 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.76 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.91 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.01 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 79.2 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.46 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.8 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.91 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.38 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 80.63 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.86 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.13 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.32 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.34 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.46 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.53 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.54 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.56 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.45 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.23 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.57 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.43 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.65 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 81.82 | +0.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 81.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 81.82 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life Expectancy at Birth in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +28.9% | 54.55 | 70.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.05 | 61.78 | 67.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.49 | 54.55 | 72.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.32 | 72.84 | 75.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.66 | 76.04 | 77.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.15 | 77.9 | 80.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.28 | 80.63 | 81.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.14 | 80.43 | 81.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 37 Netherlands 81.97 compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 81.9 compare
- 39 Greece 81.84 compare
- 41 Bahrain 81.42 compare
- 42 United Kingdom 81.39 compare
- 43 Chile 81.36 compare
More gender data for Cyprus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 222.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2747 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,200 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,200 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8055 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,363 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,281 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Cyprus?
- Life expectancy at birth in Cyprus was 81.82 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 81.82 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.55 in 1974.
- How does Cyprus rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Cyprus ranks 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.