Cyprus (2025)
4.3
% of employed persons
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Year% of employed personsYoY Change
20254.3+0.3pp
20244+0pp
20234-0.5pp
20224.5-2.2pp
20216.7+1.9pp
20204.8+3.4pp
20191.4+0.1pp
20181.3+0pp
20171.3-0.5pp
20161.8+0.2pp
20151.6-0.2pp
20141.8+0.1pp
20131.7+0.6pp
20121.1+0.1pp
20111-0.1pp
20101.1+0.3pp
20090.8+0pp
20080.8+0.2pp
20070.6-0.2pp
20060.8n/a

About this Dataset

Cyprus recorded 4.3% of employed persons usually working from home in 2025, 4.7pp below the EU-27 average of 9%. Before the pandemic, the rate stood at 1.4% (2019). It peaked at 6.7% in 2021 during COVID-19 remote-work mandates, and has partially normalised since.

Data sourced from Eurostat Labour Force Survey via SDMX REST API (LFSA_EHOMP, frequenc=USU). Values use harmonised LFS methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart shows the full trend from 2002; the table lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

In 2025, **4.3%** of employed persons in Cyprus usually worked from home, 4.7pp below the EU-27 average of 9%. The indicator measures persons for whom home is the primary work location on the majority of their working days, as defined by Eurostat's EU Labour Force Survey.
Cyprus's usually-from-home rate was 1.4% in 2019. It peaked at **6.7%** in 2021 as pandemic restrictions prompted widespread shifts to remote work. By 2025 the rate had partially retreated to 4.3%, settling 2.9pp above the pre-COVID baseline — suggesting a lasting structural change in Cyprus's working patterns.
At 4.3% in 2025, Cyprus ranks below the EU median for home working penetration, 4.7pp below the EU-27 benchmark. For context, the highest EU rate is approximately 21% (Finland) and the lowest around 1.3% (Romania). Cyprus's position reflects its mix of knowledge-economy and in-person employment.
The series spans 2002 to 2025. The rate hovered near 0.6% in 2002 — its lowest recorded level — before the pandemic-driven surge to a peak of 6.7% in 2021. Since then, the rate has partially normalised, with the 2025 reading of 4.3% indicating that a meaningful share of the pandemic-era shift has been retained.