--- entity_id: city:cy:official:cystat:municipality:6000 entity_type: city name: Pafos country_code: CY country: Cyprus slug: paphos canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/paphos/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/paphos.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/paphos.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/cy/paphos snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-29 fact_count: 19 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Pafos Pafos is a city in Cyprus. Practical estimates in July 2026 placed a monthly transport pass at €50 per month. Pafos had a population of 37,991 in October 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## People The dwelling count was 23,992 in October 2021. ## Education 31.7% of adults held a bachelor’s degree or higher, while 79.6% had completed high school or above in October 2021. ## Immigration The foreign population count was 18,192, equal to 47.9% of residents in October 2021. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 18,192 people | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 37,991 people | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [2] | | Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 23,992 dwellings | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [2] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 14 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 17.3 · Feb 17.6 · Mar 19.2 · Apr 21.8 · May 24.9 · Jun 28.1 · Jul 30.4 · Aug 31 · Sep 29.4 · Oct 27 · Nov 23.1 · Dec 19.3 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 8.6 · Feb 8.5 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 11.9 · May 15.2 · Jun 18.5 · Jul 21 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 17.2 · Nov 13.4 · Dec 10.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 13 · Feb 13.1 · Mar 14.4 · Apr 16.8 · May 20 · Jun 23.3 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 26.4 · Sep 24.6 · Oct 22.1 · Nov 18.3 · Dec 14.9 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 89.5 · Feb 60.1 · Mar 34.5 · Apr 15.2 · May 11.1 · Jun 1.6 · Jul 0.2 · Aug 0.1 · Sep 4.2 · Oct 21.7 · Nov 57.5 · Dec 97.6 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 180.1 · Feb 191.2 · Mar 245.5 · Apr 277.9 · May 336.6 · Jun 371.8 · Jul 381.6 · Aug 355 · Sep 312.3 · Oct 278.3 · Nov 219.7 · Dec 181 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [4] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 63.33 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-29 | fresh | supplemental | [5] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 31.12 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-29 | fresh | supplemental | [5] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 386.67 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-29 | fresh | supplemental | [5] | | Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 15 EUR | city | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-29 | fresh | supplemental | [5] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 17.25 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-29 | fresh | supplemental | [5] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 50 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-26 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 150.12 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-29 | fresh | supplemental | [5] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 47.885 % | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] | | G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 31.7154 % | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [7] | | G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct` | 79.625 % | city | 2021-10-01 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [7] | 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 Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json 4. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Cyprus/CSV/PafosAirport_17600.csv 5. Numbeo cost of living — Pafos — Commercial source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Paphos 6. Ticket Fares — Official source — https://publictransport.com.cy/Cms/page/cash-tickets 7. 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. "Pafos, Cyprus." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-29. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/paphos/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/paphos/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/paphos.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/paphos.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/cy/paphos - 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