The number of traffic-related deaths in Cyprus in 2025 reached 45, a 10% increase compared to 2024, according to final figures published Tuesday by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport.
Cyprus recorded 45 deaths per million inhabitants, a rate slightly higher than the EU average, which stood at 43 deaths per million inhabitants.
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Despite the year-over-year increase, traffic-related deaths in Cyprus were down by 13% compared to 2019 and by 12% compared to the average for the 2017–2019 period.
Preliminary data for the first half of 2026 show a significant decrease of more than 10% in traffic fatalities in Cyprus compared to the same period in 2025. The European Commission notes, however, that in the case of Cyprus, the change in the absolute number of deaths was less than ten and that the 2026 figures remain provisional.
19,350 Road Traffic Fatalities in the EU in 2025
Across the EU, 19,350 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in 2025, according to the Commission’s final figures.
This figure represents a 3% decrease compared to 2024 and a 15% decrease compared to 2019. This corresponds to 580 fewer deaths than in 2024 and approximately 3,400 fewer than in 2019.
According to the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, only five member states are on track to meet the target of reducing road traffic deaths by 50% by 2030. These are Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Poland, and Romania.
The Commission notes that, despite the progress made since 2019, Bulgaria and Romania, along with Croatia, continue to have the highest death rates per million inhabitants in the EU.
Bulgaria recorded 71 deaths per million inhabitants, Romania 68, and Croatia 65. In contrast, the lowest rates were recorded in Sweden, with 19 deaths per million inhabitants, and in Denmark, with 24.
Among the largest decreases compared to 2024 were those in Estonia (38%), Greece (22%), Slovakia, at 13%, and Poland and Romania, at 12%. In contrast, increases were recorded in Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia, Austria, and Lithuania, among others.
Approximately 100,000 serious injuries per year
According to data cited by the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, older adults are more frequently victims of traffic accidents compared to other age groups.
Passenger cars and vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists, are among the groups most at risk of traffic accidents, while most fatalities occur on rural roads outside urban areas.
The European Commission estimates that for every traffic fatality, approximately five people are seriously injured. Based on this ratio, approximately 100,000 people suffer serious injuries in traffic accidents in the EU each year.
The Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, stated that the EU’s goal is to improve road safety, prevention, and the protection of all road users, regardless of their mode of transportation.
Preliminary data for the first half of 2026 show, according to the Commission, that more countries are recording a decrease of more than 5% in traffic fatalities compared to those where an increase is observed. The European Commission emphasizes, however, that the data must be interpreted with caution due to year-to-year fluctuations and the seasonal nature of traffic accidents.
Source: KYPE
