Cyprus - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Cyprus. The third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia). Mother's mean age at first birth is 30 years (2020 est.) (Note: data represents only government-controlled areas), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 14 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Geographical data of Cyprus
| Location | Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey; note - Cyprus views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates | 35 00 N, 33 00 E |
| Map references | Middle East |
| Tarrain | central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast |
| Natural Resources | copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |
| Natural Hazards | moderate earthquake activity; droughts |
| Irrigated Land | 269 sq km (2020) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Major aquifers | |
| Land Boundaries | 156 km |
| Border Countries | |
| Coastline | 648 km |
| Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Area | |
| Total Area | |
| Land Area | 9,241 sq km |
| Water Area | 10 sq km |
| comparative Area | about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut |
| Maritime Claims | |
| Territorial sea | 12 nm |
| Contiguous zone | 24 nm |
| Continental shelf | 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Elevations | |
| Highest point | Mount Olympus 1,951 m |
| Lowest point | Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| Mean elevation | 91 m |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 13.3% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 10.3% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.8% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0.2% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 18.7% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 68% (2022 est.) |
Population Distribution
Population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca
People and Society
In Cyprus, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
| Population | |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.95% (2024 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Death rate | 7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Health expenditure | |
| Physicians Density | |
| Hospital bed Density | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.49 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.73 (2024 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | 54.5% (2023 est.) |
| Literacy | |
| Education expenditures | |
| Net Migration rate | 6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
| Nationality | Cypriot | Cypriot(s) |
| Languages | |
| Religions | Eastern Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6% (2011 est.) |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 15.6% (male 105,533/female 100,099) |
| 15-64 years | 70% (male 486,569/female 437,651) |
| 65 years and over | 14.4% (2024 est.) (male 83,094/female 107,579) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 42.9 (2024 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 22.2 (2024 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 20.6 (2024 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 4.8 (2024 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 39.5 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 38.2 years |
| Female | 41 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 67% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.76% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 269,000 NICOSIA (capital) (2018). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.11 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.77 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
| Male | 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 80.2 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 77.4 years |
| Female | 83.1 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 99.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 99.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 98.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 99.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 1.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 0.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 9.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 2.85 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 2.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 4.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 33.1% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 44.1% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 22.2% (2025 est.) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Cyprus
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