Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cyprus
Cyprus: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 13 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cyprus, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cyprus stood at 13.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cyprus peaked at 22 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1991.
That places Cyprus 158th out of 193 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.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 6 | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2000 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 2 | -71.4% |
| 2004 | 16 | +700.0% |
| 2005 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 9 | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 19 | +111.1% |
| 2010 | 8 | -57.9% |
| 2011 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 22 | +144.4% |
| 2013 | 12 | -45.5% |
| 2014 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 2018 | 15 | +114.3% |
| 2019 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 8 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 13 | +18.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52, 25% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 13 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64, 20% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 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 | +700.0% | 2 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.11 | 2 | 20 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.7 | 7 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 | 8 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More development goals data for Cyprus
- Red List Index 0.8363 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7295 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,072 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 13 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cyprus?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Cyprus was 13 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1991.
- How does Cyprus rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Cyprus ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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