Male homicide victims in Cyprus
Cyprus: Male homicide victims was 8 homicides in 2024. ▼ Falling
Male homicide victims 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.
Analysis
In 2024, male homicide victims in Cyprus stood at 8 homicides.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Cyprus peaked at 18 homicides in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3 homicides, in 2011.
Cyprus ranks 114th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12 homicides | — |
| 2005 | 18 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 11 homicides | -38.9% |
| 2007 | 10 homicides | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 7 homicides | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 12 homicides | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 7 homicides | -41.7% |
| 2011 | 3 homicides | -57.1% |
| 2012 | 17 homicides | +466.7% |
| 2013 | 9 homicides | -47.1% |
| 2014 | 6 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 12 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 8 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 7 homicides | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 9 homicides | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 5 homicides | -44.4% |
| 2020 | 10 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 9 homicides | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 4 homicides | -55.6% |
| 2023 | 10 homicides | +150.0% |
| 2024 | 8 homicides | -20.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 8 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 homicides, 24% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 8 homicides is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49 homicides, 16% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male homicide victims 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +466.7% | 3 homicides | 17 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.67 homicides | 7 homicides | 18 homicides | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.3 homicides | 3 homicides | 17 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 homicides | 4 homicides | 10 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 111 Reunion 9.17 homicides compare
- 112 Antigua and Barbuda 9 homicides compare
- 112 Slovenia 9 homicides compare
- 115 Fiji 7 homicides compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 5 homicides compare
- 116 Luxembourg 5 homicides compare
- 116 Oman 5 homicides compare
More gender data for Cyprus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 222.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2747 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,200 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,200 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8055 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Cyprus?
- Male homicide victims in Cyprus was 8 homicides 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 male homicide victims recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18 homicides in 2005.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 homicides in 2011.
- How does Cyprus rank for male homicide victims?
- Cyprus ranks 114th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Male homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.