What the Data Shows
Cyprus’s at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion rate was 17.4% in 2023. It fell to 17.1% in 2024 and remained at 17.1% in the 2025 survey. CYSTAT estimated that about 167,000 people were in the combined risk group in 2025. The 2025 survey uses 2024 as the income reference year, so the survey and income periods should not be conflated.
Data table
Unit: percent of population · Period: 2023–2025
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | 2023 | 17.4% | 2023 |
| 2 | 2024 | 17.1% | 2024 |
| 3 | 2025 | 17.1% | 2025 |
| 4 | People affected, 2025 | 167K | 2025 |
Sources
Source 1: Survey on Income and Living Conditions: Risk of Poverty 2025
Publisher: Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT)
Dataset/table: Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion, 2024–2025
Units: percent of population; people
Date checked: 2026-07-19
Evidence: Supports the AROPE rates for 2023–2025 and the estimated number of people affected in 2025.
Data notes & caveats
AROPE is a union indicator; its component rates overlap and cannot be added.
Methodology
Uses the EU-SILC AROPE measure, which identifies people meeting at least one of three specified risk conditions.
Source consistency notes
All annual rates and the 2025 count come from the same CYSTAT EU-SILC release family.
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