Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Pakistan

Number of intentional homicides in Pakistan in 2023 — 10,729 people. Ranked 78 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 30.7%.

2023 10,729 people +7.97% vs 2022
World rank 78of 83
Period maximum 13,937 people2013
Period minimum 8,014 people2019

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Pakistan, 1990–20238,00010,00012,00014,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 8,209 people1996: 9,062 people1997: 9,304 people1998: 10,246 people1999: 9,332 people2000: 8,906 people2001: 9,593 people2002: 9,466 people2003: 9,346 people2004: 9,614 people2005: 9,782 people2006: 10,048 people2007: 10,556 people2008: 12,059 people2009: 12,491 people2010: 13,190 people2011: 13,860 people2012: 13,846 people2013: 13,937 people2014: 13,276 people2015: 9,486 people2016: 8,516 people2017: 8,235 people2018: 8,241 people2019: 8,014 people2020: 8,350 people2021: 9,068 people2022: 9,937 people2023: 10,729 people
Change over the period: +2,520 (+30.7%) Average annual rate: 0.81 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Pakistan 10,729 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 10,729 +792 +7.97%
2022 9,937 +869 +9.58%
2021 9,068 +718 +8.6%
2020 8,350 +336 +4.19%
2019 8,014 −227 −2.75%
2018 8,241 +6 +0.07%
2017 8,235 −281 −3.3%
2016 8,516 −970 −10.23%
2015 9,486 −3,790 −28.55%
2014 13,276 −661 −4.74%
2013 13,937 +91 +0.66%
2012 13,846 −14 −0.1%
2011 13,860 +670 +5.08%
2010 13,190 +699 +5.6%
2009 12,491 +432 +3.58%
2008 12,059 +1,503 +14.24%
2007 10,556 +508 +5.06%
2006 10,048 +266 +2.72%
2005 9,782 +168 +1.75%
2004 9,614 +268 +2.87%
2003 9,346 −120 −1.27%
2002 9,466 −127 −1.32%
2001 9,593 +687 +7.71%
2000 8,906 −426 −4.56%
1999 9,332 −914 −8.92%
1998 10,246 +942 +10.12%
1997 9,304 +242 +2.67%
1996 9,062
1990 8,209

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.