Cyprus Population

Demography

Population (de jure): 818.200 (End 2003)
79,1%: Greek Cypriots (646.900)
10,7%: Turkish Cypriots (87.800)
10,2%: Foreign residents (83.500)

Note: Prior to the Turkish invasion (July-August 1974) the two communities lived together in approximately the same proportions (4 Greek Cypriots to 1 Turkish Cypriot) in all six administrative districts of the island. Since the invasion, about 57,000 Turkish Cypriots emigrated. As a result, today they only constitute 10.7% of the population, compared to 18% before July 1974.

Population of Main Towns (End 2003)

Lefkosia (Nicosia):   213,500 (part of Lefkosia in the Government controlled area)
Lemesos (Limassol):                167,800
Larnaka:                    74,700
Pafos:                                        49,700

Note: All place names have been converted into Latin characters according to the official System of Transliteration of the Greek alphabet.