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Ethnic groups Cyprus, in 36 editions.
The entry for Cyprus published Ethnic groups in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Ethnic groups in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Ethnic divisions” (1990 to 1996) and “Ethnic groups” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Ethnic divisions”
- 78% Greek;
- 18% Turkish;
- 4% other
78% Greek; 18% Turkish; 4% other
The same text in 1991 and 1992.
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
78% Greek; 18% Turkish; 4% Greek 78%; Turkish 18%; other 4%
The same text in 1993 and 1994.
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
Greek 78%; 78%, Turkish 18%; 18%, other 4%
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
- total:
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek area; 0.5% of
the Greeks live in the Turkish area), Turkish 18% (1.3% of the Turks
live in the Greek area; 98.7% of the Turks live in the Turkish area),
other 4% (99.2% of the other ethnic groups live in the Greek area;
0.8% of the other ethnic groups live in the Turkish area)
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
- total:
total: Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek area; 0.5% of
of the Greeks live in the Turkish area), Turkish 18% (1.3% of the Turks
Turks live in the Greek area; 98.7% of the Turks live in the Turkish area),
area), other 4% (99.2% of the other ethnic groups live in the Greek area;
area; 0.8% of the other ethnic groups live in the Turkish area)
total: Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek area; 0.5%
0.5% of the Greeks live in the Turkish area), Turkish 18% (1.3% of the
Turks live in the Greek area; 98.7% of the Turks live in the Turkish
area), other 4% (99.2% of the other ethnic groups live in the Greek
area; 0.8% of the other ethnic groups live in the Turkish area)
Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek area;
Cypriot area; 0.5% of the Greeks live in the Turkish Cypriot area),
Turkish 18% (1.3% of the
of the Turks live in the Turkish
other ethnic groups live in the Greek
ethnic groups live in the Turkish Cypriot area)
Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek
Cypriot area; 0.5% of the Greeks live in the Turkish Cypriot area),
Turkish 18% (1.3% of the Turks live in the Greek Cypriot area; 98.7%
of the Turks live in the Turkish Cypriot area), other 4% (99.2% of the
the other ethnic groups live in the Greek Cypriot area; 0.8% of the other
other ethnic groups live in the Turkish Cypriot area)
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Rewritten: too little of the 2001 text remains to mark the changes.
Greek 85.2%, Turkish 11.6%, other 3.2% (2000)
The same text in 12 editions, 2004 to 2015.
Greek 85.2%, 77%, Turkish 11.6%, 18%, other 3.2% (2000) 5% (2001)
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)
Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, 98.8%, other 5% (2001) 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2%
note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)
note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus
Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)
The same text in 7 editions, 2019 to 2025.
note: data represent only the Greek-Cypriot citizens in the Republic of Cyprus
Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
note: data represent only the government-controlled area Greek-Cypriot citizens in the Republic of Cyprus
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Cyprus: Ethnic groups.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/cyprus/ethnic-groups.