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Cyprus
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#153out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

457 K406 K355 K305 K254 K196019932025Cyprus · 2025: 456,529Cyprus

Analytical takeaways

  • Cyprus records 456,529 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #153 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 379,417 in 1960 to 456,529 in 2025, a gain of 77,112.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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