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Urban population share in Cyprus

Urban population share in Cyprus was 66.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202566.7%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank20th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high68.82001
Series low35.31960

Urban population share in Cyprus, 1960 to 2025

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3040506070196019701980199020002010202020251960: 35.3 %1961: 36.4 %1962: 37.1 %1963: 37.6 %1964: 38 %1965: 38.4 %1966: 38.7 %1967: 38.9 %1968: 39.2 %1969: 39.6 %1970: 40.1 %1971: 40.7 %1972: 41.5 %1973: 42.7 %1974: 46.1 %1975: 50.4 %1976: 53.3 %1977: 55.5 %1978: 57.6 %1979: 59.5 %1980: 61.1 %1981: 62.4 %1982: 63.3 %1983: 64 %1984: 64.6 %1985: 65.2 %1986: 65.7 %1987: 66.1 %1988: 66.5 %1989: 66.8 %1990: 67.1 %1991: 67.4 %1992: 67.6 %1993: 67.8 %1994: 68 %1995: 68.2 %1996: 68.3 %1997: 68.5 %1998: 68.6 %1999: 68.7 %2000: 68.8 %2001: 68.8 %2002: 68.8 %2003: 68.7 %2004: 68.6 %2005: 68.4 %2006: 68.3 %2007: 68.1 %2008: 67.9 %2009: 67.7 %2010: 67.5 %2011: 67.4 %2012: 67.3 %2013: 67.2 %2014: 67.1 %2015: 67 %2016: 67 %2017: 66.9 %2018: 66.8 %2019: 66.8 %2020: 66.7 %2021: 66.7 %2022: 66.7 %2023: 66.7 %2024: 66.7 %2025: 66.7 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202566.7
202466.7
202366.7
202266.7
202166.7
202066.7
201966.8
201866.8
201766.9
201667
201567
201467.1
201367.2
201267.3
201167.4
201067.5
200967.7
200867.9
200768.1
200668.3
200568.4
200468.6
200368.7
200268.8
200168.8
200068.8
199968.7
199868.6
199768.5
199668.3
199568.2
199468
199367.8
199267.6
199167.4
199067.1
198966.8
198866.5
198766.1
198665.7
198565.2
198464.6
198364
198263.3
198162.4
198061.1
197959.5
197857.6
197755.5
197653.3
197550.4
197446.1
197342.7
197241.5
197140.7
197040.1
196939.6
196839.2
196738.9
196638.7
196538.4
196438
196337.6
196237.1
196136.4
196035.3

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Cyprus?

Urban population share in Cyprus was 66.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Cyprus?

68.8% in 2001, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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