Cyprus sport sector employed about 4,400 people in 2025

Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus had around 4,400 people employed in the sport sector in 2025, according to Eurostat data. The total included 1,400 workers aged between 15 and 29 and 3,000 aged between 30 and 64.

Cyprus figures

Eurostat did not publish a figure for sport sector workers in Cyprus aged 65 or over, as the estimate was considered to have low reliability and was excluded.

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Cyprus’ sport workforce accounted for a relatively small share of employment in the sector across the European Union.

European Union overview

Almost 1.8 million people, or 1.7979 million, were employed in the sport sector across the EU in 2025.

Of the total, 651,100 were aged between 15 and 29, while 1.0719 million were aged between 30 and 64. A further 74,800 workers were aged 65 or over.

Employment by country

France recorded the largest sport workforce among the countries included in the data, with 340,300 employees. Germany followed with 289,900, Spain with 267,300 and Italy with 209,300.

Denmark, Belgium, Greece, the Czech Republic and Ireland reported employment figures ranging from 40,300 to 25,600 sport workers.

Bulgaria recorded 13,400 sport employees, followed by Croatia with 9,200 and Estonia with 5,200.