Cyprus road safety report 2025

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) released its 20th annual Road Safety PIN Report on Tuesday, assessing road safety progress across 31 countries. In 2025, Cyprus recorded a 9.8% increase in road fatalities, despite achieving a 13.5% reduction between 2019 and 2025, which ranks as the 12th largest decrease in the EU27. The country’s per-capita road death index reached 46 in 2025, compared to the EU27 average of 43. Cyprus is now ranked 16th among EU states for road fatalities, down from 14th in 2024. However, the nation performed well regarding serious injuries, recording a 29.2% reduction between 2015 and 2025, the seventh highest improvement among 24 reporting member states. EU-wide, there were approximately 19,500 road deaths in 2025, a minor 2.3% decrease from 2024. Since 2019, the EU has achieved only a 14.6% reduction in deaths, significantly trailing the bloc's target of a 31% decrease by 2030.