Homicide rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Homicide rate was 0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 17.0%
World rank
134th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.93 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2005
All-time low
0.1252 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2024
Homicide rate in Cyprus, 1990–2024
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
Cyprus recorded 0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2024.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Cyprus peaked at 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1252 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1991.
Cyprus ranks 134th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6342 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 0.1252 homicides per 100,000 population | -80.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2468 homicides per 100,000 population | +97.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6053 homicides per 100,000 population | +145.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8287 homicides per 100,000 population | +36.9% |
| 1995 | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6685 homicides per 100,000 population | -41.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7654 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8442 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.726 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2038 homicides per 100,000 population | -71.9% |
| 2004 | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | +671.4% |
| 2005 | 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 1.42 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8249 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.9% |
| 2009 | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | +107.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7093 homicides per 100,000 population | -58.6% |
| 2011 | 0.785 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population | +140.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | -46.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9153 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | +34.4% |
| 2016 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5581 homicides per 100,000 population | -46.9% |
| 2018 | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | +111.5% |
| 2019 | 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6009 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8179 homicides per 100,000 population | +36.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 85% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.9571 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +671.4% | 0.2038 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7127 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1252 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2038 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5581 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9485 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6009 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 131 Turkmenistan 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 132 Jordan 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 133 Finland 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 135 Tonga 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 136 Saudi Arabia 0.9353 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 137 Germany 0.9107 homicides per 100,000 population compare
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 in Cyprus?
- Homicide rate in Cyprus was 0.9571 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 recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1252 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
- How does Cyprus rank for homicide rate?
- Cyprus ranks 134th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.