Demographic profile
Cyprus is the 159th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.02% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 18 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 59 births and 28 deaths, adding about 11,322 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 76.7 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Cyprus in 2026? Approximately 1,278,950 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Cyprus growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 59 births and 28 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Cyprus? Around 0.02% — ranked 159 worldwide by population.