EU 20.40
· European ranking
23 / 30
Down 1 positions compared with previous year
Cyprus: Poverty & Social Exclusion Risk
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
17.10% of people
EU 20.40 · -3.3 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people experiencing at least one of three conditions: risk of poverty after social transfers, severe material and social deprivation, or living in a household with very low work intensity. People meeting more than one condition are counted only once.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion ILC_PEPS11N
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At a glance
Cyprus performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Cyprus
In Cyprus, Poverty or exclusion is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 17.1% versus 20.4% in 2025, with a gap of 3.3 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Cyprus, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 18.20% in 2020 to 17.10% in 2025. The latest value also changes little from 17.10% in 2024, so the recent reading remains stable.
Reading within the topic
In Cyprus, Poverty & Financial Vulnerability shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.