Cyprus employment rate reaches 81.3% in 2025, exceeding EU 2030 target

Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus had one of the European Union’s highest employment rates among people aged 20 to 64 in 2025, reaching 81.3 per cent, according to Eurostat. The rate exceeded both the EU average of 76.1 per cent and the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan’s target of 78 per cent for 2030.

EU employment reaches record level

The EU employment rate for people aged 20 to 64 rose to 76.1 per cent in 2025, its highest level since the statistical series began in 2009. The bloc remained 1.9 percentage points below its 2030 target.

Cyprus among regions meeting the target

Cyprus was among the EU regions that had already reached or exceeded the target in 2025. At the NUTS 2 statistical level, Cyprus is treated as a single region because of its size, meaning its employment rate of 81.3 per cent was counted as one regional result.

Almost half of all EU NUTS 2 regions, or 47.1 per cent, had reached or surpassed the 78.0 per cent target in 2025. Eurostat said 115 regions had achieved the target, forming distinct clusters across several member states.

Regional results across member states

All eight regions in the Czech Republic had reached or exceeded the target, as had four of Denmark’s five regions.

In Germany, 34 of 38 regions had met or surpassed the target, while all three regions in Ireland had also done so.