Homicides in Cyprus
Cyprus: Homicides was 13 homicides in 2024. ▲ Rising
Homicides 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.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 13 homicides for homicides in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Cyprus peaked at 22 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 1991.
That places Cyprus 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2 homicides | 1 homicides | 10 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.11 homicides | 2 homicides | 20 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.7 homicides | 7 homicides | 22 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 homicides | 8 homicides | 16 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More social development data for Cyprus
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 48,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.773 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.812 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.894 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.773 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.49 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.664 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Cyprus?
- Homicides in Cyprus was 13 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 22 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 1991.
- How does Cyprus rank for homicides?
- Cyprus ranks 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.