CY · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Cyprus, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
24.7%
Cyprus, 2017
▼ 15.1% vs 2016 (29.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, Cyprus's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 15.1% compared to 2016, reaching 24.7%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
Cyprus ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.8% (from 27.7% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
133.5%
EU-27: 18.5%
Cyprus timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a