Ammochostos District: population and official figures
Ammochostos District is a district of Cyprus, number 5 of 5 by population. Ammochostos (Famagusta) district had an estimated 58,900 residents at the end of 2024, 6.0% of the population of the government-controlled areas of Cyprus and the smallest of 5 districts.
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In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Ammochostos District: An average of 1,768 people were registered as unemployed at labour offices in Ammochostos district in 2025, 17.4% of the national total of 10,152.
- Education in Ammochostos District: At the October 2021 census 24.9% of residents of Ammochostos district aged 15 and over had a tertiary qualification, the lowest of 5 districts (national 34.7%).
- Poverty and living standards in Ammochostos District: The 2021 census counted 20,217 occupied homes in Ammochostos district; 73.9% were lived in by their owners, the highest of 5 districts (national 70.2%).
Is the population of Ammochostos growing?
The population of Ammochostos district grew by 14.6% between the end of 2018 and the end of 2024 (the government-controlled areas: 10.4%), and by 21.4% over the ten years since 2014.
Source: Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- CYSTAT classes all of Ammochostos district under its control as rural: none of its 58,900 residents at the end of 2024 lived in an urban area. Source: Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) · saved copy
Other districts of Cyprus
- Lefkosia District 369,400
- Lemesos District 280,300
- Larnaka District 165,500
- Pafos District 108,900
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Sources
- Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT): Census of Population and Housing 2021: Population (Aged 15 and Over) Enumerated by Sex, Educational Attainment, District and Urban/Rural Area 1.10.2021 (table 1891510E), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 167ed2406ef8…)
- Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT): End of the Year De Jure Population by District (Urban/Rural Areas), Annual (CYSTAT-DB table 1820055E), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1e604fc05948…)
- Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT): Registered Unemployed by District, Annual (CYSTAT-DB table 0121041E), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fe2a0c3e210b…)
- Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT): Census of Population and Housing 2021: Occupied Conventional Dwellings Enumerated by Year of Construction, Tenure Status, District and Urban/Rural Area 1.10.2021 (table 1893010E), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8cbb9f2aa4be…)
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