Cyprus road deaths up 10 per cent in 2025 to 45, EU figures show

Nicosia, Cyprus. Road fatalities in Cyprus climbed by 10 per cent in 2025, reaching 45, according to data released on Tuesday by the transport directorate of the European Commission.

Comparison with the EU and earlier years

The island’s fatality rate was marginally higher than the EU average of 43 deaths per million inhabitants. The total was nonetheless 13 per cent lower than in 2019 and 12 per cent lower than in 2017.

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Situation so far this year

Figures for the first six months of the year indicate a decline of more than 10 per cent against the same period of last year. Even so, 34 people have died on Cyprus roads this year, the same number as at this stage of 2025, which was the deadliest of the past five years. Fourteen of the victims this year were motorcyclists.

Contributing factors

Speeding and the use of mobile phones remain among the leading causes of fatal crashes. Drivers aged under 24 account for a large share of those killed.

Longer-term trend

A report issued in June by the European transport safety council found that Cyprus reduced road deaths by 13.5 per cent between 2019 and 2025, and by 21.1 per cent across the last ten years. That decade-long reduction is slightly better than the EU average of 20.2 per cent.

EU-wide picture

In total, 19,350 people lost their lives in road collisions across the EU in 2025. This is 3 per cent fewer than in 2024 and 15 per cent fewer than in 2019. Only Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Poland and Romania are presently on course to achieve the EU goal of cutting road deaths by half by 2030.

Bulgaria had the highest fatality rate, at 71 deaths per million inhabitants. Romania followed with 68 and Croatia with 65.