Cyprus: cities by population
Cyprus has a population of 1,382,334 (UN estimate, 2026), with Nicosia as its capital. The 50 largest of its 129 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+46%
since 2000 (947,667)
+9%
projected by 2050 (1,508,482)
150
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Cyprus
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicosia | Nicosia | 200,452 |
| 2 | Limassol | Limassol | 154,000 |
| 3 | Larnaca | Larnaka | 72,000 |
| 4 | Stróvolos | Nicosia | 67,904 |
| 5 | Famagusta | Ammochostos | 42,526 |
| 6 | Káto Lakatámeia | Nicosia | 40,000 |
| 7 | Paphos | Pafos | 35,961 |
| 8 | Kyrenia | Keryneia | 26,701 |
| 9 | Mórfou | Nicosia | 24,070 |
| 10 | Káto Polemídia | Limassol | 23,231 |
| 11 | Aradíppou | Larnaka | 22,934 |
| 12 | Aglantziá | Nicosia | 21,543 |
| 13 | Égkomi | Ammochostos | 20,502 |
| 14 | Protaras | Ammochostos | 20,230 |
| 15 | Germasógeia | Limassol | 17,325 |
| 16 | Pérgamos | Larnaka | 15,000 |
| 17 | Ágios Dométios | Nicosia | 12,904 |
| 18 | Dáli | Nicosia | 12,350 |
| 19 | Paralímni | Ammochostos | 11,836 |
| 20 | Géri | Nicosia | 9,651 |
| 21 | Geroskipou | Pafos | 8,355 |
| 22 | Léfka | Nicosia | 7,835 |
| 23 | Ýpsonas | Limassol | 7,348 |
| 24 | Dhromolaxia | Larnaka | 6,866 |
| 25 | Kolossi | Larnaka | 6,478 |
| 26 | Chlórakas | Pafos | 6,421 |
| 27 | Derýneia | Ammochostos | 6,229 |
| 28 | Xylofágou | Larnaka | 6,000 |
| 29 | Emba | Pafos | 5,505 |
| 30 | Tséri | Nicosia | 5,498 |
| 31 | Livádia | Larnaka | 5,329 |
| 32 | Rizokárpaso | Ammochostos | 5,215 |
| 33 | Lápithos | Keryneia | 5,215 |
| 34 | Athíenou | Larnaka | 5,202 |
| 35 | Kíti | Larnaka | 5,136 |
| 36 | Avgórou | Ammochostos | 4,921 |
| 37 | Kokkinotrimithiá | Nicosia | 4,817 |
| 38 | Ayia Napa | Ammochostos | 4,717 |
| 39 | Tríkomo | Ammochostos | 4,490 |
| 40 | Sotíra | Limassol | 4,444 |
| 41 | Ormidhia | Larnaka | 4,189 |
| 42 | Trachóni | 4,113 | |
| 43 | Liopétri | Ammochostos | 4,005 |
| 44 | Páno Polemídia | Limassol | 3,781 |
| 45 | Xylotymbou | Larnaka | 3,593 |
| 46 | Frénaros | Ammochostos | 3,450 |
| 47 | Voróklini | Larnaka | 3,446 |
| 48 | Lefkónoiko | Ammochostos | 3,187 |
| 49 | Mouttagiáka | Limassol | 2,818 |
| 50 | Akáki | Nicosia | 2,769 |
Twenty years earlier: Cyprus in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 950,947.
Common questions
What is the population of Cyprus?
Cyprus has a population of 1,382,334, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 1,508,482 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Cyprus?
Nicosia.