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entity_id: city:cy:official:cystat:municipality:5000
entity_type: city
name: Lemesos
country_code: CY
country: Cyprus
slug: limassol
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snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2
generated_at: 2026-08-04
last_verified: 2026-07-27
fact_count: 13
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---

# Lemesos

Lemesos is a city in Cyprus. Annual PM2.5 was 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Lemesos had a population of 107,970 in October 2021. An estimate placed a monthly public-transport pass at €50 in 2026. The population, housing and education measures are from October 2021, while the transport estimate is from 2026. The available measures cover population, housing and education in October 2021.

## Cost Of Living

Practical estimates in December 2022 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €197.4 per month, fixed internet at €35.75 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €14.93. A monthly estimate placed a fitness-club membership at €66.07 in December 2022.

## People

The dwelling count was 50,048 in October 2021.

## Education

34.3% of adults held a bachelor’s degree or higher, while 76% had completed high school or above in October 2021. A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €402 in December 2022.

## Immigration

The foreign population count was 25,515, equal to 23.6% of residents in October 2021.

## Facts

| Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 25,515 people | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| Population | `population_total` | 107,970 people | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [2] |
| Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 50,048 dwellings | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [2] |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 16 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | verified | [3] |
| Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 66.0698 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [4] |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 35.7547 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [4] |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 402.2076 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [4] |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 14.9309 EUR | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [4] |
| Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 50 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-26 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | verified | [5] |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 197.3971 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [4] |
| Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 23.6316 % | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] |
| G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 34.3473 % | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [6] |
| G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct` | 75.9835 % | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [6] |

Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed.

## Sources

1. CY official material for foreign_population_share_percent — Official source — https://cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy/api/v1/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/Population/Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%202021/Population/Population%20-%20Country%20of%20Citizenship%2C%20Country%20of%20Birth/1891213E.px
2. CY official material for g05_dwellings_total — Official source — https://cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy/api/v1/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/Population/Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%202021/Population/Population%20-%20Place%20of%20Residence/1891161E.px
3. EEA City Trend — annual PM2.5 mean within city administrative boundaries — Official source — https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in-depth/air-pollution/european-city-air-quality-viewer/city-trend-viewer
4. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 — Independent source — https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mvieira101/global-cost-of-living
5. Ticket Fares — Official source — https://publictransport.com.cy/Cms/page/cash-tickets
6. CY official material for g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct — Official source — https://cystatdb23px.cystat.gov.cy/api/v1/en/8.CYSTAT-DB/Population/Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing%202021/Population/Population%20-%20Education%20Attainment/1891515E.px

## Cite

ImmigrationDB. "Lemesos, Cyprus." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-27. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/limassol/

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## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/limassol/
- JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/limassol.json
- Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/limassol.md
- MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/cy/limassol
- Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json
- All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz
- Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json