Language details — Cyprus

This table lists languages spoken in Cyprus, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

7 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Modern Greek (1453-)
Official Working
95% · ≈ 1.3 m
English
No special status 73% · ≈ 1 m
Turkish
Official Working
23% · ≈ 318 k
French
No special status 6.6% · ≈ 91 k
Armenian
Regional Minority
Cappadocian Greek
Official Working
Cypriot Arabic
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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