Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cyprus
Cyprus: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 0.96 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.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.96 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 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2, 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, by in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.84 | — |
| 2001 | 0.73 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | -72.6% |
| 2004 | 1.57 | +685.0% |
| 2005 | 1.93 | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 1.21 | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.82 | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 1.71 | +108.5% |
| 2010 | 0.71 | -58.5% |
| 2011 | 0.79 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.89 | +139.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | -46.6% |
| 2014 | 0.92 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.56 | -46.7% |
| 2018 | 1.18 | +110.7% |
| 2019 | 1.17 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.15 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.21 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | -50.4% |
| 2023 | 0.82 | +36.7% |
| 2024 | 0.96 | +17.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.96 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15, 84% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.96 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by 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 | 1.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 | 0.2 | 1.93 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.56 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.948 | 0.6 | 1.21 | 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 per 100,000 population, by in Cyprus?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Cyprus was 0.96 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 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 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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