Unemployment rate in Cyprus, 2026
Unemployment rate in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Annual value (as of 1 January 2026) — 4.6383 % of the labour force. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.
Unemployment rate in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 4.6383 % of the labour force
- Change vs 2025: +0.2841 % of the labour force (+6.52 %)
- Position in history: below the 45-year average (average — 5.5481 % of the labour force)
- Series maximum — 16.075 % of the labour force in 2014 (12 years ago)
- Series minimum — 1.8 % of the labour force in 1990 (36 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: International Monetary Fund
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % of the labour force |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.05 |
| 2018 | 8.35 |
| 2019 | 7.125 |
| 2020 | 7.55 |
| 2021 | 7.15 |
| 2022 | 6.275 |
| 2023 | 5.8205 |
| 2024 | 4.8616 |
| 2025 | 4.3542 |
| 2026 | 4.6383 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for Cyprus — on the Unemployment rate page.
Other years
- Unemployment rate in 2011
- Unemployment rate in 2012
- Unemployment rate in 2013
- Unemployment rate in 2014
- Unemployment rate in 2015
- Unemployment rate in 2016
- Unemployment rate in 2017
- Unemployment rate in 2018
- Unemployment rate in 2019
- Unemployment rate in 2020
- Unemployment rate in 2021
- Unemployment rate in 2022
- Unemployment rate in 2023
- Unemployment rate in 2024
- Unemployment rate in 2025