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Census
of Population and Housing 2021: Preliminary results by district and
municipality/community |
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The Statistical Service
announces the preliminary results of the Census of Population and Housing 2021
by district and municipality/community. According to the preliminary results, the total population in the Government controlled areas of Cyprus on the 1st October 2021 was 923.272 persons, while the corresponding total number of housing units was 492.555. An increase of 9,9% was recorded in the total population compared to the results of the 2011 Census of Population and Housing (840.407 persons), whereas the percentage increase in the housing units was 13,7% (433.212).
A total number of 163.239
housing units and 350.824 persons were enumerated in the District of
Lefkosia, corresponding to 33,1% and 38,0% respectively of the total for
Cyprus. In Lemesos District, 132.305 (26,9%) housing units and 262.236
(28,4%) persons were enumerated, in Larnaka District 82.233 (16,7%) housing
units and 155.753 (16,9%) persons, in Pafos District 74.498 (15,1%) housing
units and 100.175 (10,8%) persons and lastly in Ammochostos District, 40.280
(8,2%) housing units and 54.282 (5,9%) persons. The diagrams below present the
percentage distribution of the housing units and population by district.  
  Population and Housing Units by Municipality/Community Based on the preliminary
results of the 2021 Census, the largest municipality in the Government
controlled areas is Lemesos Municipality with a total population of 108.105
persons (54,4% of the total population of urban Lemesos) and 50.183 housing
units (55,8% of the total housing units in urban Lemesos). It is followed by
Strovolos Municipality with a total of 71.123 persons enumerated (27,8% of
the total population of urban Lefkosia) and 32.585 housing units (27,3% of
the total housing units in urban Lefkosia) and Lefkosia Municipality with
56.848 persons enumerated (22,2% of the total in urban Lefkosia) and 30.145
housing units (25,3% of the total in urban Lefkosia). The same ranking among
the three largest municipalities was also been observed in the results of the
2011 Census. Focusing our attention to the
municipalities with a population of 20.000 persons and above (this concerns
municipalities only in urban areas), it is evident that in the last decade
the largest percentage increase, both in housing units and in population, was
documented in the Aradippou Municipality with 19,6% and 19,3% respectively.
The second largest percentage increase in the population compared to the 2011
Census was recorded in Egkomi Municipality with 13,8%, followed by Pafos
Municipality with 13,4%. In rural areas, Paralimni
Municipality is the largest municipality with 20.450 housing units (+13,3%
compared to 2011) and population 19.035 persons (+27,2%), followed by Dali
Municipality with 4.391 housing units (+20,9%) and 12.350 persons (+18,0%). In the last decade, in urban
Lefkosia, the municipality with the largest percentage increase both in
housing units and population was Geri Municipality with 19,4% and 17,2%
respectively (3.644 housing units and 9.651 persons). In urban Lemesos, the
municipality with the largest percentage increase compared to 2011 was
Germasogeia Municipality, both in housing units and population, with 35,6% and
29,1% respectively (11.254 housing units and 17.325 persons). A significant
increase in urban Lemesos was also recorded in Ypsonas Municipality with a
31,5% increase in housing units and a 25,6% increase in the population (4.968
housing units and 13.966 persons). In Larnaka District, the
largest municipality according to the 2021 Census was Larnaka Municipality
with 29.545 housing units and a population of 52.038 persons. Consequently,
Larnaka Municipality constitutes 66,3% of the total number of housing units
in urban Larnaka and 57,6% of the corresponding population. Pafos Municipality is the
largest municipality in Pafos District, with a total of 24.003 housing units
and a population of 37.297 persons, which constitutes 54,4% of the total
number of housing units and 52,8% of the total population in urban Pafos. In Ammochostos District,
Paralimni Municipality with 20.450 housing units and 19.035 persons
enumerated, constitutes 50,8% of the housing units and 35,1% of the
population of the district. Significant positive changes
were recorded in other municipalities and communities in the 2021 Census,
such as Pegeia Municipality, Agia Napa Municipality and the communities of
Pyla, Voroklini and Chlorakas. The Statistical Service will be
able to provide more detailed information at a later stage. The data which
will be produced will be announced and published on the web Portal of the
Statistical Service. The Statistical Service would
like to express its sincere appreciation to all citizens for providing the
required information and would like to assure them that all data recorded in
the questionnaires, as well as the information processed from administrative
sources, will be treated as confidential and will be used solely for
statistical purposes. Methodological
information The purpose of the Census of
Population and Housing 2021, was the complete and accurate geographical
coverage of all housing units, institutions, households and individuals,
Cypriot and foreign nationals, who had their usual residence in the
Government controlled areas on the 1st of October 2021. The Census is an important
source of information and of statistical data and is usually conducted at
regular intervals of 10 years. It is the most costly and demanding project
carried out by the Statistical Service. The last Census of Population was
conducted in 2011. The present announcement
presents provisional data which may be subject to minimal revisions after the
final processing and validation take place, procedures which are necessary
for providing high-quality statistical information.
According to the original
planning, the collection of data would be carried out through personal or
telephone interviews (traditional method), with the use of tablets, or with
the completion of paper questionnaires by the respondents themselves. A total of 1.000 enumerators
would be responsible for the collection of data in all districts. Due to the
fact that there was not enough interest from candidates, a much lower number
of enumerators was employed, having a negative impact on the timeframe of the
Census. In addition to that, the exceptional conditions and the restrictions
that were in place during autumn 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic
(Covid-19) constituted another factor that inhibited the smooth development
of the project, thus setting the completion of the Census outside the
initially planned deadline (end of December 2021). In order to complete the
project, it was therefore necessary to modify the initial method of data
collection. In particular, the new methods adopted involved the use of
administrative data as additional sources of information as well as the use
of modern technology. The administrative sources used for this purpose,
following the approval by the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection,
provided information on the main demographic characteristics of the
population, such as the place of residence, sex, age, citizenship etc. These
sources mainly included the Health Insurance Organisation Beneficiaries data
base, the Births Register, the Deaths Register as well as the Population
Register. The preliminary results were
obtained both from the collection of data using the traditional method
(achieving a coverage of 80% of the population) and from administrative
sources (to cover the remaining population). Data collection and data
validations will continue to take place, either through personal/telephone
interviews or by further processing of the available administrative sources,
in order to complete the Census. The use of administrative
sources for the purpose of the Population Census is a methodological approach
broadly used in many European countries for some years now. According to the
latest information available, a proportion of 38% of EU countries has chosen
to conduct the Census of Population 2021 exclusively from administrative
sources, whereas an equally significant proportion of countries (35%) has
chosen to use both the traditional Census and the use of administrative
sources (combined Census). The traditional method of data collection with
interviews is still used by 27% of EU countries. The aim is that the framework
that will result from the Census of Population will constitute a Dynamic
Statistical Population Register which will be updated on an ongoing basis
from various administrative sources. As a result, it will no longer be
necessary to conduct a door-to-door Population Census, covering the total
population. The Dynamic Statistical Population Register will be the basis for
the production of annual population data and demographic indicators,
providing timely information that will facilitate state policy and planning.
The Census of Population 2021
was conducted in all EU Member States, following common concepts and
definitions, under Regulation (EC) No. 763/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on population and housing
censuses. The Census in Cyprus was also
conducted in accordance to the Official Statistics Law of 2021 (Law No.
25(Ι)/2021). Based on the provisions of the Law, the data collected are
treated as confidential and are used solely for statistical purposes. Statistical confidentiality is
strictly applied by the Statistical Service. 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 the protection of data at every stage, from collection to
publication. All data collected will be aggregated and disseminated without
directly or indirectly revealing the identity of the persons who provided the
data.
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