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Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC in Cyprus

Cyprus: Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 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, WHO vs. UNODC in Cyprus, 1990–2024

00.511.521990200720241990: 0.634 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 0.125 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 0.247 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 0.605 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 0.829 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 0.668 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 0.765 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 0.844 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 0.726 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 0.204 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.825 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.709 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.785 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.915 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.558 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.601 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.818 homicides per 100,000 population2024: 0.957 homicides per 100,000 population

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, who vs. unodc in 2024.

That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate, who vs. unodc 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.

That places Cyprus 134th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 131 Turkmenistan 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 132 Jordan 0.9878 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 133 Finland 0.9819 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 135 Tonga 0.9463 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 136 Saudi Arabia 0.9353 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 137 Germany 0.9107 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate, who vs. unodc in Cyprus?
Homicide rate, who vs. unodc 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, who vs. unodc recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005.
What is the lowest homicide rate, who vs. unodc recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1252 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
How does Cyprus rank for homicide rate, who vs. unodc?
Cyprus ranks 134th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is homicide rate, who vs. unodc 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, WHO vs. UNODC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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