Persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate

In 2024, Cyprus's persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate decreased by 6.3% compared to 2023, reaching 3.00.

Cyprus accounts for 28.3% of the EU-27 total of 10.6.

Cyprus ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 18.9% (from 3.70 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.