Cyprus
Level calmupdated 52 min agoNo underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.
What are the main risks in Cyprus?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 6 events there, including 4 severe. The most frequent: Aviation accident, Internet outage, Storm.
Is there a government travel advisory for Cyprus?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 3 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Cyprus: current alerts and safety news
What was recorded in the country this week, lifted alerts included.
Last 90 days
- Calm
- Moderate / High
- Critical
- N/A
Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Cyprus?
No official advisory against travel is on file for Cyprus. Over the last 12 months, nothing at all was recorded here: no severe episode, no live alert. That is a thin record, and it is worth reading as such. It says what our sources picked up, not that nothing ever happens. No hazard here shows a season in the data, so no month stands out and the data points at no region. The one comparable figure is homicide: 0.8 per 100,000 people, against a world median of 2.1. It covers homicide only. It says nothing about theft or scams, and no worldwide data exists for those. The risk level sits at 0 on our scale of 0 to 4.
What it changes for a nomad
Nothing in the record points you at one month over another, so plan your stay around flights, rent and work rather than around risk. What the data does not cover is the everyday layer: pickpocketing, rental deposits, taxi and card scams. No global figure exists for any of that, so build your own read in the first week. Ask people already working there, and watch how neighbours handle cash and doors. The homicide figure of 0.8 per 100,000, against a world median of 2.1, is the one solid comparison you have, and it covers homicide only. Keep an eye on official advisory pages while you are there. None is on file now, and a new one would be the clearest sign that something has changed.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Over the last 12 months, no major events or travel alerts were recorded. The homicide rate stands at 0.8 per 100k, below the world median of 2.1 per 100k. Cyprus shows up as a stable place to work. You're not facing the hazards that press on other countries in the region. Day-to-day concerns are the usual ones for any developed destination—petty theft in crowded spots, scams targeting tourists—but these are common anywhere and not a pattern here.
To watch as a rule
- Nothing recurring shows up in the record, so treat this page as thin and read local news alongside it.
- Petty theft and scams are measured nowhere in the world, so your own habits replace data here.
- No month stands out over the last 12 months, so there is no season to plan around.
- A new official advisory would be the first thing to change this profile.
Good reflexes
- Check your government's travel page for Cyprus the week you book, then again the week you fly.
- Save the local emergency number in your phone before you land.
- Keep an offline photo of your passport and your lease, stored apart from the originals.
- Pay any deposit in a traceable way and keep the receipt until you leave.
- Ask two people who already work there what they got wrong in their first month.
Cyprus: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
- Advised against by 4+ states
- Advised against by 1 state
- Advised against unless essential
Cyprus: quality of life and safety in figures
Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.
Favourable vs the world median
- Homicides: 0.8 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
- Air quality (PM2.5): 16.1 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 99.7 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Road deaths: 5.8 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 3.6 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Life expectancy at birth: 81.8 years (median 74.7)
- New displacements, disasters: 0.04 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Hospital beds: 2.2 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
57 people in total
48,207 people in total
23,162 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
2.9/10 — low
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Below the world median (2.3).
Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)
Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.
National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR
Cyprus: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 2 events
Eventsof which severe- Internet outage11 1 severe
- Flood1
Last 12 months · 6 events
Eventsof which severe- Aviation accident21 1 severe
- Internet outage11 1 severe
- Storm11 1 severe
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
- Flood1
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What travellers lived
What people who stayed there report. A feeling is not a risk level: these figures complement official data, they don't replace it.
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