Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Namibia

Number of intentional homicides in Namibia in 2021 — 315 people. Ranked 73 in the world out of 115. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 15.5%.

2021 315 people +3.96% vs 2020
World rank 73of 115
Period maximum 476 people2018
Period minimum 303 people2020

Trend over time

1995–2021 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Namibia, 1995–202130035040045050019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 373 people1996: 353 people1997: 327 people1998: 407 people1999: 379 people2000: 380 people2001: 353 people2002: 346 people2004: 352 people2008: 354 people2009: 388 people2010: 314 people2011: 308 people2012: 388 people2018: 476 people2019: 319 people2020: 303 people2021: 315 people
Change over the period: −58 (−15.55%) Average annual rate: -0.65 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Namibia 315 people
World 439,488 people
Southern Africa computed 25,920 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 136,911 people
Number of intentional homicides — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2021 315 +12 +3.96%
2020 303 −16 −5.02%
2019 319 −157 −32.98%
2018 476
2012 388 +80 +25.97%
2011 308 −6 −1.91%
2010 314 −74 −19.07%
2009 388 +34 +9.6%
2008 354
2004 352
2002 346 −7 −1.98%
2001 353 −27 −7.11%
2000 380 +1 +0.26%
1999 379 −28 −6.88%
1998 407 +80 +24.46%
1997 327 −26 −7.37%
1996 353 −20 −5.36%
1995 373

Southern Africa, 2021

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

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.