Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Cyprus. The third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia); several small Cypriot enclaves exist within the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area. 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 68 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
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 | 268 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 | 13.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 9.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 3.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0.4% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 18.8% (2018 est.) |
Other | 67.8% (2018 est.) |
Population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca
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 | 8.1% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 3.4 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
Total fertility rate | 1.49 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.73 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 54.5% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
Education expenditures | 6.1% of GDP (2020 est.) |
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 | 43.8 |
Youth dependency ratio | 23 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 20.8 |
Potential support ratio | 4.8 (2021 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 |
Improved: rural | rural: 99.8% of population |
Improved: total | total: 99.8% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.3% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.2% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 99.7% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 98.8% of population |
Improved: total | total: 99.4% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.3% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 1.2% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0.6% of population (2020 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 | 35.1% (2020 est.) |
Male | 47% (2020 est.) |
Female | 23.2% (2020 est.) |
Want to know more about Cyprus? Check all different factbooks for Cyprus below.