Cyprus ranks eighth in EU for firefighters’ share of workforce
Cyprus had 1,200 firefighters in 2025, accounting for 0.24 per cent of total employment, according to Eurostat.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded the eighth highest share of firefighters in the workforce among EU countries in 2025, Eurostat data published on Monday showed. The country had 1,200 firefighters, representing 0.24 per cent of total employment.
EU figures
Across the European Union, there were 372,400 professional firefighters in 2025, accounting for 0.18 per cent of total employment in the bloc.
Fire services employed a younger workforce than the overall labour market, with 74.7 per cent of firefighters under the age of 50, compared with 64.4 per cent of all employed people.
National shares
Among the 22 countries with available data, Greece recorded the highest proportion of firefighters in total employment at 0.47 per cent, followed by Croatia at 0.43 per cent and Portugal at 0.33 per cent.
The lowest shares were reported in the Netherlands at 0.05 per cent, Austria at 0.07 per cent and Sweden at 0.10 per cent.
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