Exactly 17.2% of people living in the Republic of Cyprus, that is, slightly more than one in six, are currently aged 65 and over, while 15.4% of people living here are under the age of 15.

The 2021 census will be the first in the history of Cyprus when it was recorded that more people over the age of 65 than children live in the country: the 2011 census recorded 16.1% of the population under the age of 15 and 13.3% aged 65 and older.

At the same time, the total population of the Republic of Cyprus has increased by almost 10 percent, and now 923,381 people live here compared to 840,407.

This means that the country’s annual population growth is just under one percent, which, although twice the European Union average, is the lowest recorded in Cyprus since the 1982 census.

There are 474,673 women and 449,708 men in the total population. Two thirds of the population of Cyprus live in urban areas, while the rest live in rural areas.

If you divide the district into districts, then Nicosia district has the largest population, 350,035 people live there, or 37.9% of the population of Cyprus. Limassol District has the second largest population — 262,157 people, or 28.4% of the country’s population.

Larnaca District is in third place with a population of 155,765 people, or 16.9% of the population of Cyprus, while Paphos District has 101,106 people, or 10.9% of the country’s population, and Famagusta District has 54,318 people, or 5.9% of the population of Cyprus.

As for nationality, 77.9% of people living in the Republic of Cyprus are citizens of the country, and another 10.1% are citizens of other EU member States.

By country, 4.7% of people living in the Republic of Cyprus are Greek citizens, 2.2% are Romanian citizens, 2% are British citizens, 1.8% are Bulgarian citizens, 1.4% are Syrian citizens and 1.4% are Russian citizens.

The Paphos area has the largest proportion of non-Cypriot residents, 40 percent of the area’s residents are not Cypriot citizens. Famagusta district is in second place — 23.6 percent of residents are not citizens of Cyprus.

In contrast, the Nicosia District has the lowest proportion of residents who are not citizens of Cyprus: only 17.3% of residents are not citizens of the Republic of Cyprus.

In terms of the level of education, the population of Cyprus is now significantly more educated than at the time of the 2011 census.

Currently, 27.6% of the population (more than a quarter) have higher education, whereas in 2011 this figure was only 20.2%. Exactly 19.8% of the residents of Cyprus have received higher education at the bachelor’s level, 7.1% have a master’s degree and 0.7% have a PhD.

In addition, for the first time, more women than men in Cyprus enrolled in university, 28.1% of women and 27.1% of men enrolled. In 2011, a slightly higher proportion of men — 20.3% than women — 20.2% — enrolled in university.

Of those who did not study at the university, 36.6% of the residents of Cyprus completed their education by obtaining a secondary education certificate, 9.7% completed their education by obtaining a secondary education certificate, 11.6% completed their education by obtaining a primary school certificate, and two percent did not graduate from primary school.

A source: cyprus-mail.com

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