Cyprus recorded 2,107 divorces in 2024, with Nicosia reporting the highest total
Cyprus recorded 2,107 divorces in 2024, including 33 issued before the first year of marriage was completed.
Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded 2,107 divorces in 2024, equivalent to almost six separations a day and slightly fewer than the 2,134 recorded in 2023. The figures show differences among provinces, with divorces involving families with children and marriages ranging from less than a year to more than two decades.
Annual figures
According to Statistical Service data, the 2024 total was 27 lower than the previous year, although it remained above 2,000 for a second consecutive year.
In 2022, 1,503 divorces were recorded, rising to 2,134 in 2023. The highest annual total remains 2,308 divorces in 2019.
The 2024 figure corresponded to 2.16 divorces per 1,000 residents.
Provincial totals
Nicosia recorded the highest number of divorces, with 794 in 2024, down from 891 in 2023. Its position was consistent with its status as the province with the largest population.
Limassol recorded 575 divorces, up from 555 a year earlier. Larnaca followed with 397, compared with 376 in 2023, while divorces in Paphos rose from 217 to 250.
In the free province of Famagusta, 91 divorces were recorded, four fewer than in the previous year.
Marriage duration
The data showed that 33 divorces were issued before the first year of marriage was completed.
At four years of marriage, 130 divorces were recorded, while 143 were recorded after five years of marriage. Hundreds of marriages also ended after 20 or more years together.
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