Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 51.76 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cyprus, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cyprus is 51.76 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cyprus peaked at 86.39 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.03 %, in 2018.
That places Cyprus 46th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.27 % | — |
| 2001 | 75.16 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.71 % | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 81.63 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 85.66 % | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 86.39 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 80.47 % | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 78.68 % | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 76.57 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 80.87 % | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 77.78 % | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 78.86 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 77.55 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 78.07 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.51 % | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 65.18 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 69.18 % | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 58.52 % | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 43.03 % | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 48.99 % | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 54.18 % | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 73.45 % | +35.6% |
| 2022 | 49.12 % | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 56.22 % | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 51.76 % | -7.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 51.76 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.43 %, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 51.76 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.76 %, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.04 % | 75.16 % | 86.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.07 % | 43.03 % | 78.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.95 % | 49.12 % | 73.45 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cyprus?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Cyprus was 51.76 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 86.39 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.03 % in 2018.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Cyprus ranks 46th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Agricultural employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.