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The Statistical Service announces the preliminary results of the Population and Housing Census 2021 by province and municipality/community.
According to the preliminary results, the total population in the State-controlled areas of Cyprus as of 1 October 2021 amounted to 923,272, while the corresponding total number for dwellings was 492,555. The total population shows an increase of 9.9% compared to the results of the 2011 Census of Population and Dwellings (840,407), while for residences the percentage increase is 13.7% (433,212).
Dwellings and Population by District and Urban/Rural Area
In the Nicosia District 163,239 dwellings and a population of 350,824 persons were recorded, with corresponding percentages for the whole of Cyprus of 33.1% and 38.0%. In Limassol District 132,305 (26.9%) dwellings and 262,236 (28.4%) persons were recorded, in Larnaca District 82,233 (16.7%) dwellings and 155,753 (16.9%) persons, in Paphos District 74,498 (15.1%) dwellings and 100.175 (10.8%) persons and finally, in Famagusta Province 40,280 (8.2%) dwellings and 54,282 (5.9%) persons.
The following charts show the percentage distribution of dwellings and population by province.
Compared to the results of the 2011 Census, the largest percentage increase, both in dwellings (18.0%) and population (16.4%), is shown in Famagusta Province. The second largest percentage increase in population is recorded in Paphos (13.5%), while the second largest percentage increase in dwellings is recorded in Limassol (15.4%).
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Dwellings
[/TD] [TD] [TD]Dwellings
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]Population
[/TD] [/TD][TR] [TD]
1/10/2021
[/TD] [TD]1/10/2011
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]%Increase 2021/2011
[/TD] [TD]1/10/2021
[/TD] [TD]1/10/2011
[/TD] [TD]
%Increase 2021/2011
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nicosia
[/TD] [TD]163.239
[/TD] [TD]144,556
[/TD] [TD]12.9
[/TD] [TD]350,824
[/TD] [TD]326.980
[/TD] [TD]7.3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Famagusta
[/TD] [TD]40,280
[/TD] [TD]34,150
[/TD] [TD]18.0
[/TD] [TD]54,282
[/TD] [TD]46.629
[/TD] [TD]16.4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Larnaca
[/TD] [TD]82.233
[/TD] [TD]73.676
[/TD] [TD]11.6
[/TD] [TD]155.753
[/TD] [TD]143.192
[/TD] [TD]8.8
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Limassol
[/TD] [TD]132.305
[/TD] [TD]114.662
[/TD] [TD]15.4
[/TD] [TD]262.238
[/TD] [TD]235.330
[/TD] [TD]11.4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Paphos
[/TD] [TD]74.498
[/TD] [TD]66.168
[/TD] [TD]12.6
[/TD] [TD]100.175
[/TD] [TD]88.276
[/TD] [TD]13.5
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Total
[/TD] [TD]492.555
[/TD] [TD]
433,212
[/TD] [TD]13.7
[/TD] [TD]923,272
[/TD] [TD]840.407
[/TD] [TD]9.9
[/TD] [/TR]
According to the preliminary results of the 2021 Census, 615,731 (66.7%) persons resided in urban areas and 307,541 (33.3%) in rural areas. The corresponding percentages in the 2011 Census were 67.4% (566,191) and 32.6% (274,216). Therefore, the population did not show a decrease in all rural areas, although in remote or mountainous communities there was some decrease in the number of inhabitants. Further, the overall population increase observed in urban areas compared to 2011 was 8.7% and in rural areas 12.2%. In terms of dwellings, 60.5% (297,805) were located in urban areas and 39.5% (194,750) in rural areas. Compared to 2011, there was an increase of 12.8% in urban areas and 15.1% in rural areas.
Population and Dwellings by Municipality/Community
According to the preliminary results of the 2021 Census, the largest municipality in the State-controlled areas is the Limassol Municipality with a population of 108,105 people (54.4% of all urban Limassol) and 50.183 dwellings (55.8% of the total of urban Limassol), followed by the Strovolos Municipality with 71,123 persons (27.8% of the total of urban Nicosia) and 32,585 dwellings (27.3% of the total of urban Nicosia) and the Nicosia Municipality with 56,848 persons (22.2% of the total of urban Nicosia) and 30,145 dwellings (25.3% of the total of urban Nicosia). The ranking of the three largest municipalities remained the same as in the 2011 Census.
Focusing on the municipalities with a population of 20,000 persons and above (refers to municipalities in urban areas only), it appears that over the last decade the largest percentage increase, both in terms of dwellings and population, was in Aradippou Municipality with 19.6% and 19.3% respectively. The second largest percentage increase in population compared to the 2011 Census was the Municipality of Engomi with 13.8% followed by the Municipality of Paphos with 13.4%.
In rural areas, the largest municipality is the Municipality of Paralimni with 20,450 dwellings (+13.3%, compared to 2011) and a population of 19,035 persons (+27.2%), followed by the Municipality of Idali with 4,391 dwellings (+20.9%) and 12,350 persons (+18.0%).
In the urban areas of Nicosia, in the last 10 years, the Municipality with the highest percentage increase in both dwellings and population is the Municipality of Gerion, with percentages of 19.4% and 17.2% respectively (3,644 dwellings and 9,651 people).
In the urban areas of Limassol, the Municipality with the largest percentage increase compared to 2011 is the Municipality of Germasogeia, both in terms of dwellings and population, with percentages of 35.6% and 29.1% respectively (total dwellings 11,254 and population 17,325). A significant increase in urban Limassol was also recorded by the Municipality of Ipsona with 31.5% in dwellings and 25.6% in population (total dwellings 4,968 and population 13,966).
In Larnaca District, according to the 2021 Census, the largest municipality is the Municipality of Larnaca with 29,545 dwellings and a population of 52,038.
In Larnaca District, according to the 2021 Census, the largest municipality is the Municipality of Larnaca with 29,545 dwellings and a population of 52,038. Therefore, Larnaca Municipality constitutes 66.3% of the total number of dwellings in the urban areas of Larnaca and 57.6% of the corresponding population.
The Municipality of Paphos, the largest municipality in Paphos District with 24 dwellings.003 and a population of 37,297 persons, constitutes 54.4% of the total number of dwellings and 52.8% of the total population of the urban areas of Paphos.
In Famagusta District, the Municipality of Paralimni with 20.450 dwellings and a population of 19,035 constitutes 50.8% of the number of dwellings and 35.1% of the population of the district.
Other municipalities/communities such as the Municipalities of Peyia, Ayia Napa and the Municipalities of Pyla, Voroklini and Chloraka also showed significant positive changes in 2021.
The Statistical Service will be able to provide more detailed information at a later stage.
The Statistical Service will be able to provide more detailed information at a later stage. Further data that will be compiled will be announced and published on the Portal of the Statistical Service.
The Statistical Service expresses its sincere thanks to all citizens for providing the data requested and assures that all information recorded in the questionnaires, as well as the information exploited from the administrative sources, will be kept confidential and will be used exclusively for statistical purposes.
Methodological information
The Population and Housing Census 2021, was designed to provide complete and accurate geographical coverage of the dwellings, institutions, households and individuals, Cypriot and foreign nationals, who had their habitual residence in State-controlled areas on 1 October 2021.
The Census is a key source of information and statistical data and is usually conducted at regular intervals of 10 years. It is the most costly and demanding task carried out by the Statistical Service. The last Population Census was carried out in 2011.
The tables presented in this communication are preliminary results which may vary slightly after the completion of the project and the verification procedures designed to ensure the quality of the data.
Method of Data Collection
According to the initial planning, data would be collected by conducting face-to-face or telephone interviews (traditional method) using a laptop computer or by the completion of a paper questionnaire by the census takers themselves.
Approximately 1,000 census takers nationwide would be employed to carry out the project. Due to the fact that there was not the expected interest from candidates, a much smaller number of census enumerators were employed on the project, affecting the timetable for its completion. In addition, the special conditions prevailing in the autumn of 2021 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), were another constraint on the progress of the project, putting the completion of the Census outside the original schedule (end of December 2021).
Therefore, in order to complete the project, it was deemed necessary to modify the original method of data collection. In particular, new methods were adopted, which involved the use of administrative records as additional sources of information, as well as the use of modern technology. The administrative sources, which were used by the Statistical Office for this purpose with the approval of the Data Protection Commissioner, were used to complete the main demographic characteristics of the population, such as place of residence, gender, age, nationality, etc. These sources were mainly the Health Insurance Organisation's Beneficiaries File, the Births File, the Deaths File and the Population File.
Preliminary results were obtained both from data collection using the traditional method (where coverage was achieved for 80% of the population) and from administrative sources (for coverage of the rest of the population). Subsequently, and to complete the project, data will be checked and completed, either by personal/phone interviews or by further processing of available administrative sources.
The use of administrative sources for Population Census purposes is a practice that has been observed in many European countries for a long time. According to the latest available information, about 38% of EU countries have chosen to conduct the 2021 Census of Population using only administrative sources, while an equally significant percentage of 35% have chosen to combine the traditional Census with the use of administrative sources (combined Census). The traditional interview method of data collection was chosen by 27% of EU countries.
The aim is that the framework resulting from the Population Census will be a Dynamic Population Statistics Register which will be updated on a continuous basis from now on by various administrative sources. As a result, there will no longer be a need to conduct a door-to-door Population Census on the whole population. The Dynamic Population Register will be the basis for the production of population data and demographic indicators annually, in order to provide direct information and support policy-making.
Legal Framework and Data Protection
The Population Census 2021 was carried out in all EU Member States, following common concepts and definitions, on the basis of Regulation (EC) No. 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on population and housing censuses.
The conduct of the Census in Cyprus was also governed by the Official Statistics Law of 2021 (Law 25(I)/2021). According to this Law, the data collected are kept confidential and are used exclusively for statistical purposes.
The Statistical Office strictly applies statistical confidentiality. The internal procedures resulting from the application of statistical confidentiality fully cover the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), ensuring data protection at every stage, from collection to publication. The data generated are always made public in aggregated form so that the identity of any persons cannot be revealed directly or indirectly.
For more information, interested parties can visit the Statistics Service Portal, under Population, CYSTAT-DB (Database), Predefined Tables (Excel) or contact Ms. Loukia Makri at tel. 22602150 or email lmakri@cystat.mof.gov.cy, and Ms. Koulia Onisiforu at tel. 22602139 or the e-mail address konisiforou@cystat.mof.gov.cy.
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