Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cyprus
Cyprus: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cyprus, 2004–2024
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cyprus is 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cyprus peaked at 3.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.517 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
That places Cyprus 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.32 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 3.43 homicides per 100,000 population | +47.4% |
| 2006 | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -39.9% |
| 2007 | 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population | +68.7% |
| 2010 | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.6% |
| 2011 | 0.517 homicides per 100,000 population | -57.8% |
| 2012 | 2.88 homicides per 100,000 population | +457.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 0.988 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.3% |
| 2015 | 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population | +97.2% |
| 2016 | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7704 homicides per 100,000 population | -45.1% |
| 2020 | 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population | +97.7% |
| 2021 | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5963 homicides per 100,000 population | -56.0% |
| 2023 | 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population | +147.5% |
| 2024 | 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 81% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 73% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +457.8% | 0.517 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.88 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.517 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5963 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 101 Bulgaria 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 102 Jordan 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 103 Slovakia 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 105 Australia 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 106 Finland 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 107 Brunei 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population
More social development data for Cyprus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0352 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cyprus?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Cyprus was 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.517 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Cyprus rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Cyprus ranks 104th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.