Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cyprus
Cyprus: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 39.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cyprus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cyprus stood at 39.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cyprus peaked at 40.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1974.
Cyprus ranks 121st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.6% | — |
| 1951 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 38.9% | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 38.5% | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 37.4% | -2.8% |
| 1956 | 37.2% | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 37.5% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 38.3% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 37.0% | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 38.5% | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 38.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 38.3% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 38.3% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 38.2% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 38.0% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 18.1% | -52.1% |
| 1975 | 38.6% | +113.3% |
| 1976 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40.0% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 39.5% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 39.2% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 38.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 38.0% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 37.8% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 37.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 37.8% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.8% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | +1.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 39.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 39.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability that a man will outlive a woman 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 | +113.3% | 18.1% | 38.6% |
| 1974 | -52.1% | 37.8% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.3% | 37.2% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.1% | 37.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.6% | 18.1% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.6% | 37.8% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 36.0% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 37.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 38.0% | 39.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 118 Costa Rica 39.3% compare
- 119 Niue 39.3% compare
- 120 Turks and Caicos Islands 39.2% compare
- 121 North Macedonia 39.1% compare
- 123 Jersey 39.1% compare
- 124 Falkland Islands 39.0% 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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cyprus?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Cyprus was 39.1% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1974.
- How does Cyprus rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Cyprus ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.