According to data from the Statistical Service of the Ministry of Finance, the total population of Cyprus is estimated to be 818.400 of whom 79,10% (647.354) is considered to be members of the Greek Cypriot community that speak Greek, 10,70% (87.569) belong to the Turkish Cypriot community that speak Turkish and 10,20% (83.477) are other EU citizens residing in Cyprus, foreign workers and expatriates.

English is widely spoken all over Cyprus. Other European languages, including French, German and Russian are also spoken. While the majority of the Greek Cypriot community are members of the Autocephalous Greek Cypriot Orthodox Church of Cyprus, around 1% are members of the Armenian, Maronite and Latin churches. Under the provisions of the 1960 Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus, these religious minorities chose to be considered members of the Greek Cypriot community.

Since the Turkish invasion of 1974 and the occupation by the Turkish army of over the one third of the total area of the Republic, the demographic character of Cyprus has been changed dramatically, as a result of Turkey’s population policies. There are now around 115.000 illegal Turkish settlers in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus, while an estimated of 55.000 Turkish Cypriots have emigrated to other countries.