Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — India

Number of intentional homicides in India in 2022 — 40,130 people. Ranked 104 in the world out of 105. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 9.1%.

2022 40,130 people −2.9% vs 2021
World rank 104of 105
Period maximum 49,688 people1992
Period minimum 40,130 people2022

Trend over time

1990–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — India, 1990–202240,00042,50045,00047,50050,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 44,162 people1991: 48,574 people1992: 49,688 people1993: 47,947 people1994: 47,458 people1995: 46,386 people1996: 46,912 people1997: 47,418 people1998: 49,292 people1999: 47,781 people2000: 48,167 people2001: 46,420 people2002: 45,736 people2003: 44,331 people2004: 46,490 people2005: 45,095 people2006: 44,961 people2007: 45,362 people2008: 45,999 people2009: 45,824 people2010: 46,460 people2011: 47,640 people2012: 47,478 people2013: 45,878 people2014: 47,356 people2015: 44,373 people2016: 42,320 people2017: 41,832 people2018: 41,651 people2019: 40,976 people2020: 41,171 people2021: 41,330 people2022: 40,130 people
Change over the period: −4,032 (−9.13%) Average annual rate: -0.3 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 40,130 people
World 424,747 people
Number of intentional homicides — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 40,130 −1,200 −2.9%
2021 41,330 +159 +0.39%
2020 41,171 +195 +0.48%
2019 40,976 −675 −1.62%
2018 41,651 −181 −0.43%
2017 41,832 −488 −1.15%
2016 42,320 −2,053 −4.63%
2015 44,373 −2,983 −6.3%
2014 47,356 +1,478 +3.22%
2013 45,878 −1,600 −3.37%
2012 47,478 −162 −0.34%
2011 47,640 +1,180 +2.54%
2010 46,460 +636 +1.39%
2009 45,824 −175 −0.38%
2008 45,999 +637 +1.4%
2007 45,362 +401 +0.89%
2006 44,961 −134 −0.3%
2005 45,095 −1,395 −3%
2004 46,490 +2,159 +4.87%
2003 44,331 −1,405 −3.07%
2002 45,736 −684 −1.47%
2001 46,420 −1,747 −3.63%
2000 48,167 +386 +0.81%
1999 47,781 −1,511 −3.07%
1998 49,292 +1,874 +3.95%
1997 47,418 +506 +1.08%
1996 46,912 +526 +1.13%
1995 46,386 −1,072 −2.26%
1994 47,458 −489 −1.02%
1993 47,947 −1,741 −3.5%
1992 49,688 +1,114 +2.29%
1991 48,574 +4,412 +9.99%
1990 44,162

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PK Pakistan 9,937 IN India 40,130

About the indicator

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.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.