How many people become victims of intentional homicide in a year — in absolute numbers, from UNODC.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1994 to 2024.
Top-20 · people
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brazil
|
40,698 | 2023 | 194 | |
| 2 |
India
|
40,130 | 2022 | 193 | |
| 3 |
Nigeria
|
35,884 | 2023 | 192 | |
| 4 |
Mexico
|
32,252 | 2023 | 191 | |
| 5 |
South Africa
|
27,272 | 2022 | 190 | |
| 6 |
United States
|
19,796 | 2023 | 189 | |
| 7 |
Colombia
|
13,035 | 2023 | 188 | |
| 8 |
Russia
|
11,327 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 9 |
Pakistan
|
10,729 | 2023 | 186 | |
| 10 |
Ecuador
|
8,221 | 2023 | 185 | |
| 11 |
Ethiopia
|
8,153 | 2012 | 184 | |
| 12 |
China
|
7,157 | 2020 | 183 | |
| 13 |
Philippines
|
4,995 | 2023 | 182 | |
| 14 |
Haiti
|
4,789 | 2023 | 181 | |
| 15 |
Uganda
|
4,366 | 2023 | 180 | |
| 16 |
Guatemala
|
4,235 | 2023 | 179 | |
| 17 |
Bangladesh
|
3,830 | 2018 | 178 | |
| 18 |
Venezuela
|
3,568 | 2022 | 177 | |
| 19 |
Honduras
|
3,347 | 2023 | 176 | |
| 20 |
Iraq
|
3,339 | 2013 | 175 | |
| 21 |
Thailand
|
3,307 | 2011 | 174 | |
| 22 |
Peru
|
2,853 | 2021 | 173 | |
| 23 |
Türkiye
|
2,817 | 2023 | 172 | |
| 24 |
Kenya
|
2,643 | 2022 | 171 | |
| 25 |
Tanzania
|
2,286 | 2020 | 170 | |
| 26 |
Argentina
|
2,046 | 2023 | 169 | |
| 27 |
Iran
|
1,936 | 2014 | 168 | |
| 28 |
Cameroon
|
1,868 | 2022 | 167 | |
| 29 |
Yemen
|
1,703 | 2013 | 166 | |
| 30 |
Ukraine
|
1,673 | 2021 | 165 | |
| 31 |
Afghanistan
|
1,613 | 2021 | 164 | |
| 32 |
South Sudan
|
1,504 | 2012 | 163 | |
| 33 |
Jamaica
|
1,404 | 2023 | 162 | |
| 34 |
Myanmar
|
1,394 | 2023 | 161 | |
| 35 |
Egypt
|
1,360 | 2017 | 160 | |
| 36 |
Vietnam
|
1,358 | 2011 | 159 | |
| 37 |
Chile
|
1,248 | 2023 | 158 | |
| 38 |
Dominican Republic
|
1,237 | 2023 | 157 | |
| 39 |
Angola
|
1,196 | 2016 | 156 | |
| 40 |
Zimbabwe
|
1,086 | 2022 | 155 | |
| 41 |
Costa Rica
|
906 | 2023 | 154 | |
| 42 |
France
|
897 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 43 |
Zambia
|
853 | 2015 | 152 | |
| 44 |
Mozambique
|
849 | 2011 | 151 | |
| 45 |
Indonesia
|
847 | 2022 | 150 | |
| 46 |
Niger
|
788 | 2012 | 149 | |
| 47 |
Canada
|
778 | 2023 | 148 | |
| 48 |
Germany
|
770 | 2023 | 147 | |
| 49 |
United Kingdom
|
757 | 2021 | 146 | |
| 50 |
Nicaragua
|
754 | 2021 | 145 | |
| 51 |
Lesotho
|
752 | 2008 | 144 | |
| 52 |
Sri Lanka
|
742 | 2019 | 143 | |
| 53 |
Papua New Guinea
|
713 | 2010 | 142 | |
| 54 |
Burundi
|
635 | 2016 | 140 | |
| 55 |
Morocco
|
635 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 56 |
Nepal
|
617 | 2020 | 139 | |
| 57 |
Ghana
|
607 | 2022 | 138 | |
| 58 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
605 | 2022 | 137 | |
| 59 |
Tunisia
|
562 | 2020 | 136 | |
| 60 |
Bolivia
|
541 | 2023 | 135 | |
| 61 |
Algeria
|
536 | 2023 | 134 | |
| 62 |
Panama
|
522 | 2023 | 133 | |
| 63 |
Kazakhstan
|
511 | 2022 | 132 | |
| 64 |
Cuba
|
500 | 2019 | 131 | |
| 65 |
El Salvador
|
496 | 2022 | 130 | |
| 66 |
Puerto Rico
|
489 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 67 |
Uzbekistan
|
479 | 2021 | 128 | |
| 68 |
Eritrea
|
474 | 2012 | 127 | |
| 69 |
Rwanda
|
472 | 2020 | 126 | |
| 70 |
Paraguay
|
464 | 2023 | 125 | |
| 71 |
Syria
|
463 | 2010 | 124 | |
| 72 |
Uruguay
|
381 | 2023 | 123 | |
| 73 |
Italy
|
338 | 2023 | 122 | |
| 74 |
Spain
|
331 | 2023 | 121 | |
| 75 |
Namibia
|
315 | 2021 | 120 | |
| 76 |
Poland
|
311 | 2023 | 119 | |
| 77 |
Japan
|
285 | 2023 | 117 | |
| 78 |
Saudi Arabia
|
285 | 2019 | 117 | |
| 79 |
Malawi
|
279 | 2012 | 116 | |
| 80 |
Botswana
|
273 | 2021 | 115 | |
| 81 |
Cambodia
|
268 | 2011 | 114 | |
| 82 |
Malaysia
|
258 | 2023 | 113 | |
| 83 |
South Korea
|
247 | 2023 | 112 | |
| 84 |
Australia
|
226 | 2023 | 111 | |
| 85 |
Belarus
|
225 | 2019 | 110 | |
| 86 |
Romania
|
213 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 87 |
Azerbaijan
|
206 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 88 |
Mongolia
|
196 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 89 |
Sierra Leone
|
176 | 2020 | 106 | |
| 90 |
Guyana
|
158 | 2023 | 105 | |
| 91 |
Eswatini
|
151 | 2021 | 104 | |
| 92 |
Israel
|
148 | 2022 | 103 | |
| 93 |
Liberia
|
135 | 2012 | 102 | |
| 94 |
Bahamas
|
128 | 2022 | 100 | |
| 95 |
Lebanon
|
128 | 2020 | 100 | |
| 96 |
Belgium
|
125 | 2021 | 98 | |
| 97 |
Netherlands
|
125 | 2023 | 98 | |
| 98 |
Sweden
|
121 | 2023 | 97 | |
| 99 |
Belize
|
113 | 2022 | 95 | |
| 100 |
Jordan
|
113 | 2023 | 95 | |
| 101 |
Serbia
|
89 | 2023 | 94 | |
| 102 |
Tajikistan
|
87 | 2020 | 93 | |
| 103 |
Greece
|
86 | 2023 | 92 | |
| 104 |
Czechia
|
83 | 2023 | 91 | |
| 105 |
Austria
|
80 | 2023 | 90 | |
| 106 |
Moldova
|
78 | 2023 | 89 | |
| 107 |
Georgia
|
77 | 2019 | 88 | |
| 108 |
Lithuania
|
75 | 2023 | 85 | |
| 109 |
New Zealand
|
75 | 2022 | 85 | |
| 110 |
Portugal
|
75 | 2022 | 85 | |
| 111 |
Bulgaria
|
74 | 2023 | 84 | |
| 112 |
United Arab Emirates
|
71 | 2022 | 83 | |
| 113 |
Hungary
|
70 | 2023 | 81 | |
| 114 |
Saint Lucia
|
70 | 2023 | 81 | |
| 115 |
Armenia
|
65 | 2023 | 80 | |
| 116 |
Turkmenistan
|
63 | 2015 | 79 | |
| 117 |
Slovakia
|
62 | 2023 | 78 | |
| 118 |
Finland
|
55 | 2023 | 77 | |
| 119 |
Switzerland
|
53 | 2023 | 76 | |
| 120 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
52 | 2023 | 74 | |
| 121 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
52 | 2012 | 74 | |
| 122 |
Denmark
|
50 | 2023 | 73 | |
| 123 |
Albania
|
49 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 124 |
Timor-Leste
|
49 | 2015 | 71 | |
| 125 |
Latvia
|
47 | 2023 | 70 | |
| 126 |
Mauritania
|
46 | 2020 | 69 | |
| 127 |
Suriname
|
41 | 2023 | 68 | |
| 128 |
Norway
|
40 | 2023 | 67 | |
| 129 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
39 | 2023 | 66 | |
| 130 |
Cabo Verde
|
36 | 2020 | 65 | |
| 131 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
35 | 2022 | 64 | |
| 132 |
Ireland
|
34 | 2023 | 63 | |
| 133 |
Palestine
|
33 | 2022 | 62 | |
| 134 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
30 | 2023 | 61 | |
| 135 |
Mauritius
|
29 | 2022 | 60 | |
| 136 |
Hong Kong
|
28 | 2023 | 58 | |
| 137 |
North Macedonia
|
28 | 2023 | 58 | |
| 138 |
Croatia
|
26 | 2023 | 56 | |
| 139 |
Curaçao
|
26 | 2007 | 56 | |
| 140 |
Guadeloupe
|
23 | 2016 | 55 | |
| 141 |
Barbados
|
21 | 2023 | 52 | |
| 142 |
Estonia
|
21 | 2023 | 52 | |
| 143 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
21 | 2017 | 52 | |
| 144 |
Bhutan
|
19 | 2020 | 49 | |
| 145 |
Fiji
|
19 | 2023 | 49 | |
| 146 |
Solomon Islands
|
19 | 2008 | 49 | |
| 147 |
Dominica
|
18 | 2023 | 48 | |
| 148 |
Grenada
|
16 | 2023 | 47 | |
| 149 |
Cyprus
|
13 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 150 |
Samoa
|
13 | 2018 | 45 | |
| 151 |
Slovenia
|
12 | 2023 | 44 | |
| 152 |
Kuwait
|
11 | 2020 | 42 | |
| 153 |
Martinique
|
11 | 2009 | 42 | |
| 154 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
10 | 2023 | 38 | |
| 155 |
Luxembourg
|
10 | 2022 | 38 | |
| 156 |
Saint Martin
|
10 | 2016 | 38 | |
| 157 |
Seychelles
|
10 | 2022 | 38 | |
| 158 |
Kiribati
|
8 | 2012 | 36 | |
| 159 |
New Caledonia
|
8 | 2009 | 36 | |
| 160 |
Guam
|
7 | 2019 | 34 | |
| 161 |
Oman
|
7 | 2023 | 34 | |
| 162 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
6 | 2011 | 33 | |
| 163 |
Iceland
|
5 | 2023 | 31 | |
| 164 |
Montenegro
|
5 | 2023 | 31 | |
| 165 |
Bermuda
|
4 | 2023 | 28 | |
| 166 |
Macao
|
4 | 2023 | 28 | |
| 167 |
Singapore
|
4 | 2023 | 28 | |
| 168 |
Bahrain
|
3 | 2022 | 23 | |
| 169 |
Cayman Islands
|
3 | 2020 | 23 | |
| 170 |
Greenland
|
3 | 2016 | 23 | |
| 171 |
Maldives
|
3 | 2019 | 23 | |
| 172 |
Malta
|
3 | 2023 | 23 | |
| 173 |
Andorra
|
2 | 2020 | 15 | |
| 174 |
Aruba
|
2 | 2014 | 15 | |
| 175 |
British Virgin Islands
|
2 | 2006 | 15 | |
| 176 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
2 | 2013 | 15 | |
| 177 |
Liechtenstein
|
2 | 2021 | 15 | |
| 178 |
Marshall Islands
|
2 | 1994 | 15 | |
| 179 |
Palau
|
2 | 2018 | 15 | |
| 180 |
Qatar
|
2 | 2022 | 15 | |
| 181 |
French Polynesia
|
1 | 2009 | 10 | |
| 182 |
Micronesia
|
1 | 2019 | 10 | |
| 183 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
1 | 2009 | 10 | |
| 184 |
Tonga
|
1 | 2019 | 10 | |
| 185 |
Vanuatu
|
1 | 2020 | 10 | |
| 186 |
Cook Islands
|
1 | 2012 | 9 | |
| 187 |
American Samoa
|
0 | 2019 | 1 | |
| 188 |
Gibraltar
|
0 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 189 |
Isle of Man
|
0 | 2016 | 1 | |
| 190 |
Monaco
|
0 | 2008 | 1 | |
| 191 |
Montserrat
|
0 | 2018 | 1 | |
| 192 |
Saint Helena
|
0 | 2009 | 1 | |
| 193 |
San Marino
|
0 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 194 |
Tuvalu
|
0 | 2019 | 1 |
The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.
Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.
The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people.
Crime 1990–2024 Homicides: male victimsHow many men are killed by intentional homicide in a year. In most countries this is four victims out of five.
Crime 1990–2024 Homicides: female victimsHow many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.
Crime 1993–2026 Prison population per 100,000How many people are held in places of detention per 100,000 population — including those still under investigation.