Female homicide rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Female homicide rate was 0.7418 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide rate in Cyprus, 2004–2024
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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.7418 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2024.
The figure is up 395.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Cyprus peaked at 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.
Cyprus ranks 88th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.696 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3716 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7296 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6686 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1498 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 85 Malta 0.7801 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7783 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 87 Slovakia 0.7437 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 89 France 0.7233 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 90 Jordan 0.7225 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 91 Armenia 0.6971 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Cyprus
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,363 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 7,738 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 7,394 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 7,855 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 7,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 7,848 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Cyprus?
- Female homicide rate in Cyprus was 0.7418 homicides per 100,000 population 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 female homicide rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Cyprus rank for female homicide rate?
- Cyprus ranks 88th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .