Homicides in Cyprus
Cyprus: Homicides was 7 deaths in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Cyprus, 1999–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 7 deaths for homicides in 2022.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Cyprus peaked at 22 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 100th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Homicides in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2000 | 5 deaths | — |
| 2004 | 10 deaths | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 14 deaths | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 deaths | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 9 deaths | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 17 deaths | +88.9% |
| 2010 | 4 deaths | -76.5% |
| 2011 | 22 deaths | +450.0% |
| 2012 | 19 deaths | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 12 deaths | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 9 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 13 deaths | +44.4% |
| 2016 | 10 deaths | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 9 deaths | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 14 deaths | +55.6% |
| 2019 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 deaths | -50.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 7 deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 63 deaths, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 7 deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.5 deaths, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +450.0% | 4 deaths | 22 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 0 deaths | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.43 deaths | 5 deaths | 17 deaths | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.6 deaths | 4 deaths | 22 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 deaths | 7 deaths | 14 deaths | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 97 Martinique 8 deaths compare
- 97 Montenegro 8 deaths compare
- 97 Oman 8 deaths compare
- 100 Bahrain 7 deaths compare
- 100 Ireland 7 deaths compare
- 100 Luxembourg 7 deaths 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 homicides in Cyprus?
- Homicides in Cyprus was 7 deaths in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 22 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for homicides?
- Cyprus ranks 100th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides.