Cyprus has the highest population growth rate in the EU, according to “ cyprus in the EU Scale”, published by the Statistical Service CYSTAT in October 2006 and released last week.
The statistics show that the population growth rate in Cyprus in 2005 was 2.6%—much higher than any other EU country. This compares with an EU 25 average of only 0.5%. The second highest growth rate, of 2%, was recorded by Ireland, while the third highest was Spain, at 1.6%Cyprus also scored well in higher education with 29.4% of 15-64 year-olds having tertiary education, compared with an EU average of 21.9%. The highest proportion is in Finland, with 34%, while the lowest is Malta, with 10.9%.
Source: Financial Mirror
