Total number of people employed in Cyprus reaches 519,116

Total employment in Cyprus increased by 2 per cent year-on-year during the fourth quarter of 2025, reaching an estimated 519,116 people, according to provisional national accounts data from the state statistical service (Cystat).

The figures were released in a press statement on employment and national accounts covering the fourth quarter of 2025.

The figures show that total employment for the period was estimated at 519,116 persons.

Of this total, 466,265 were employees while 52,851 were self-employed.

Compared with the corresponding quarter of 2024, total employment increased by 2.0 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2025.

The strongest increases in employment were recorded in wholesale and retail trade, the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, construction, and manufacturing.

In addition to the rise in the number of people employed, the data also showed an increase in the number of hours worked.

Actual hours worked during the fourth quarter of 2025 were estimated at 244.17 million hours.

This represented an increase of 3.3 per cent compared with the same quarter of 2024.

The largest increases in hours worked were also observed in wholesale and retail trade, the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, construction, and manufacturing.

The figures were compiled using several official data sources. These include the employment and job vacancies survey, the Labour Force Survey, employment figures recorded in the Social Insurance Register, as well as Information from the Treasury of the Republic of Cyprus.

The results are considered provisional estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025.