Official data collected during the 2021 census shows that the population of Cyprus is aging.
Exactly 17.2% of people living in the Republic of Cyprus, just over one in six, are currently aged 65 or over, while 15.4% of people living here are under 15 years of age.
The 2021 census will be the first in the history of Cyprus to record that there are more people over 65 living in the country than children: the 2011 census recorded 16.1% of the population under the age of 15 and 13.3% aged 65 and older.
At the same time, the total population of the Republic of Cyprus has increased by almost 10 percent, and is now home to 923,381 people, up from 840,407.
This means that the country's annual population growth is just under one percent, which, although double the European Union average, is the lowest rate recorded in Cyprus since the 1982 census.
The total population includes 474,673 women and 449,708 men. Two thirds of the population of Cyprus live in urban areas and the rest in rural areas.
If the district is broken down into districts, the district of Nicosia has the largest population, with 350,035 people living there, or 37.9% of the population of Cyprus. Limassol district has the second largest population with 262,157 people, or 28.4% of the country's population.
In third place is Larnaca District with a population of 155,765 people, or 16.9% of the population of Cyprus, while Paphos District has 101,106 people, or 10.9% of the country's population, and Famagusta District has 54,318 people, or 5.9% of the population of Cyprus.
In terms of nationality, 77.9% of people living in the Republic of Cyprus are citizens of the country, while a further 10.1% are citizens of other EU member states.
By country, 4.7% of people living in the Republic of Cyprus are Greek citizens, 2.2% are Romanian citizens, 2% are British citizens, 1.8% are Bulgarian citizens, 1.4% are Syrian citizens and 1 .4% are citizens of Russia.
The Paphos district has the largest proportion of non-Cypriot residents, with 40 percent of the district's residents being non-Cypriot citizens. The Famagusta district is in second place - 23.6 percent of residents are not Cypriot citizens.
In contrast, Nicosia District has the lowest proportion of residents who are not Cypriot citizens: only 17.3% of residents are not citizens of the Republic of Cyprus.
In terms of educational attainment, the population of Cyprus is now significantly more educated than at the time of the 2011 census.
Currently, 27.6% of the population (more than a quarter) have higher education, while in 2011 this figure was only 20.2%. Exactly 19.8% of Cypriots have completed higher education at the bachelor's level, 7.1% have a master's degree and 0.7% have a PhD.
Additionally, for the first time, more women than men in Cyprus entered university, with 28.1% of women and 27.1% of men enrolled. In 2011, a slightly higher proportion of men - 20.3% - than women - 20.2% - went to university.
Of those who did not attend university, 36.6% of Cypriots completed their education with a high school diploma, 9.7% completed their education with a high school diploma, 11.6% completed their education with a high school diploma. primary school, and two percent did not complete primary school.
Source: cyprus-mail.com
