Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Oman

Number of intentional homicides in Oman in 2023 — 7 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 83. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 75%.

2023 7 people −41.67% vs 2022
World rank 7of 83
Period maximum 121 people2006
Period minimum 7 people2023

Trend over time

2002–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Oman, 2002–2023050100150200220052008201120142017202020232002: 28 people2003: 35 people2004: 42 people2005: 53 people2006: 121 people2007: 37 people2008: 47 people2009: 37 people2010: 48 people2011: 34 people2012: 39 people2013: 97 people2014: 12 people2015: 16 people2016: 16 people2017: 17 people2018: 13 people2019: 23 people2020: 14 people2021: 11 people2022: 12 people2023: 7 people
Change over the period: −21 (−75%) Average annual rate: -6.39 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Oman 7 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 7 −5 −41.67%
2022 12 +1 +9.09%
2021 11 −3 −21.43%
2020 14 −9 −39.13%
2019 23 +10 +76.92%
2018 13 −4 −23.53%
2017 17 +1 +6.25%
2016 16 +0 +0%
2015 16 +4 +33.33%
2014 12 −85 −87.63%
2013 97 +58 +148.72%
2012 39 +5 +14.71%
2011 34 −14 −29.17%
2010 48 +11 +29.73%
2009 37 −10 −21.28%
2008 47 +10 +27.03%
2007 37 −84 −69.42%
2006 121 +68 +128.3%
2005 53 +11 +26.19%
2004 42 +7 +20%
2003 35 +7 +25%
2002 28

Western Asia, 2023

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.