Cyprus - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cyprus was 45.42 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 46.38 in 2015, while its lowest value was 35.13 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 35.13
1991 35.36
1992 36.06
1993 36.62
1994 37.17
1995 37.72
1996 38.27
1997 38.81
1998 39.33
1999 39.83
2000 40.30
2001 41.48
2002 41.81
2003 41.94
2004 41.72
2005 41.48
2006 42.25
2007 43.00
2008 43.41
2009 44.52
2010 45.17
2011 45.25
2012 45.02
2013 45.16
2014 46.01
2015 46.38
2016 46.07
2017 46.19
2018 46.10
2019 45.78
2020 45.27
2021 45.42

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Cyprus was 636,100 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 636,100 in 2021 and a minimum value of 338,393 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 338,393
1991 349,467
1992 355,050
1993 364,793
1994 375,057
1995 385,818
1996 395,692
1997 406,495
1998 417,870
1999 429,480
2000 441,245
2001 462,162
2002 474,225
2003 495,521
2004 506,173
2005 519,600
2006 534,263
2007 553,842
2008 564,611
2009 571,993
2010 587,534
2011 590,673
2012 594,715
2013 599,510
2014 609,418
2015 600,993
2016 595,904
2017 604,631
2018 617,517
2019 628,547
2020 631,523
2021 636,100

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure