Nearly 167,000 people in Cyprus living near the poverty line

Approximately 167,000 people in Cyprus remained at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025, according to the latest figures from the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat).

Specifically, the statistical service on Monday reported that 17.1 per cent of the population in Cyprus was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025, corresponding to the figure mentioned above.

The figure reflects the ‘At Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion‘ (AROPE) indicator, which serves as the...