Labour Force (Total) rose 0.518% to 0.655 mil in Cyprus in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Cyprus reached an all time high of 0.655 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.351 mil in 1990. When compared to Cyprus's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Egypt amounted to 30.2 mil, 4.62 mil in Greece, 4.19 mil in Israel and 32.6 mil in Turkey in 2021.
Cyprus has been ranked 154th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | mil | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | mil | 3.33 | 3.27 | 3.36 | 3.34 | 3.39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | mil | 0.620 | 0.616 | 0.625 | 0.639 | 0.650 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 30.5 | 31.0 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 29.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | mil | 4.81 | 4.81 | 4.79 | 4.77 | 4.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 25.9 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 9.71 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | mil | 3.86 | 3.93 | 4.00 | 4.07 | 4.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | mil | 2.46 | 2.61 | 2.70 | 2.71 | 2.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | mil | 2.08 | 2.02 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | mil | 0.950 | 0.945 | 0.953 | 0.958 | 0.965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | mil | 4.96 | 4.95 | 5.04 | 5.27 | 5.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | mil | 30.8 | 31.9 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 33.6 |
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