Unemployment - Cyprus
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Cyprus is 17.4 (%) with a global rank of 33.
Cyprus compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Cyprus is similar to that of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Timor-Leste, Syrian Arab Republic, Botswana, Ethiopia, Armenia, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Portugal, Jamaica with a respective Unemployment of 18.8, 18.4, 17.8, 17.7, 17.5, 17.3, 17.2, 17.1, 16.8, 16.3 (%) and a global rank of 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38.Last 10 years averageCyprus had an average Unemployment of 6.53 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Cyprus during the Great RecessionCyprus's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 4.44% during the Great RecessionCyprus since the end of the Great RecessionCyprus's Unemployment had a positive growth of 305% since the end of the Great Recession
Cyprus compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Cyprus is similar to that of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Timor-Leste, Syrian Arab Republic, Botswana, Ethiopia, Armenia, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Portugal, Jamaica with a respective Unemployment of 18.8, 18.4, 17.8, 17.7, 17.5, 17.3, 17.2, 17.1, 16.8, 16.3 (%) and a global rank of 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38.Last 10 years averageCyprus had an average Unemployment of 6.53 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Cyprus during the Great RecessionCyprus's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 4.44% during the Great RecessionCyprus since the end of the Great RecessionCyprus's Unemployment had a positive growth of 305% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 8.40 |
1992 | 2.10 |
1993 | 8.40 |
1994 | 3.50 |
1995 | 3.90 |
1996 | 4.30 |
1997 | 3.30 |
1998 | 4.90 |
1999 | 5.70 |
2000 | 5.00 |
2001 | 4.00 |
2002 | 3.30 |
2003 | 4.10 |
2004 | 4.30 |
2005 | 5.30 |
2006 | 4.50 |
2007 | 3.90 |
2008 | 3.60 |
2009 | 4.30 |
2010 | 4.60 |
2011 | 7.90 |
2012 | 11.90 |
2013 | 17.40 |
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 28 | 18.8 |
Timor-Leste | 29 | 18.4 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 30 | 17.8 |
Botswana | 31 | 17.7 |
Ethiopia | 32 | 17.5 |
Cyprus | 33 | 17.4 |
Armenia | 34 | 17.3 |
Tunisia | 35 | 17.2 |
New Caledonia | 36 | 17.1 |
Portugal | 37 | 16.8 |
Jamaica | 38 | 16.3 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators