Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Cyprus
Cyprus: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 0.96 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cyprus, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.96 per 100,000 people for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2024.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cyprus peaked at 1.93 per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2 per 100,000 people, in 2002.
That places Cyprus 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.84 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.73 per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2 per 100,000 people | -72.6% |
| 2004 | 1.57 per 100,000 people | +685.0% |
| 2005 | 1.93 per 100,000 people | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 1.42 per 100,000 people | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 1.21 per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.82 per 100,000 people | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 1.71 per 100,000 people | +108.5% |
| 2010 | 0.71 per 100,000 people | -58.5% |
| 2011 | 0.79 per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.89 per 100,000 people | +139.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 per 100,000 people | -46.6% |
| 2014 | 0.92 per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.23 per 100,000 people | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 per 100,000 people | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.56 per 100,000 people | -46.7% |
| 2018 | 1.18 per 100,000 people | +110.7% |
| 2019 | 1.17 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.15 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.21 per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6 per 100,000 people | -50.4% |
| 2023 | 0.82 per 100,000 people | +36.7% |
| 2024 | 0.96 per 100,000 people | +17.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.96 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 84% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.96 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 per 100,000 people, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population 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 | +685.0% | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 1.57 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 per 100,000 people | 0.2 per 100,000 people | 1.93 per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 per 100,000 people | 0.56 per 100,000 people | 1.89 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.948 per 100,000 people | 0.6 per 100,000 people | 1.21 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 141 Austria 0.99 per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Australia and New Zealand 0.98 per 100,000 people compare
- 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.98 per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Tonga 0.95 per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Australia 0.94 per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Finland 0.93 per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Malta 0.93 per 100,000 people compare
- 147 United Kingdom (England and Wales) 0.93 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Cyprus
- Red List Index 0.8363 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7295 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,072 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 population, by in Cyprus?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cyprus was 0.96 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Cyprus rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Cyprus ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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