The full report of the 2021 Census was recently published by the Cyprus Statistical Service. In the second part we present signs on the distribution of housing and the family composition of the island’s inhabitants.
In Cyprus, according to the latest data, there are 357,858 households. This is 18% more than in 2011.
Of the total number of households, 112,305 were non-family (31.4%), 237,936 consisted of one family (66.5%) and 7,617 consisted of two or more families (2.1%). The average number of people in one household is 2.57.
Of the non-family people, 87,639 people live alone (40 thousand men and 47 thousand women) and about 24 thousand non-family people live with others.
More detailed statistics on family composition can be found here.
Infographic based on CyStat dataIn terms of the number of housing units, statistics showed that there are 492,931 of them on the island. Of these, 354,818 are used as permanent housing and 138,113 as temporary housing. There were also 1,386 units of non-standard housing registered, such as premises for shops or offices used for living.
– 19,113 houses were built from 1945 to 1960, – 85,989 buildings were built from 1961 to 1980, – 155,759 from 1981 to 2000, – 136,404 from 2001 to 2010, – 30,331 – in the period 2011-2015, - 45,831 - from 2016 to 2021.
Infographic based on CyStat dataThe third part will provide an overview of the age composition of the population and level of education.
The text was prepared based on materials from the Statistical Service
First part of the report
According to the census results, the country's population has increased by 9.9% since 2011 and now stands at 923,381 people. More information at the link.
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