Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Türkiye

Number of intentional homicides in Türkiye in 2023 — 2,817 people. Ranked 71 in the world out of 83. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.

2023 2,817 people +23.44% vs 2022
World rank 71of 83
Period maximum 3,599 people2007
Period minimum 2,045 people2019

Trend over time

2003–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Türkiye, 2003–20232,0002,5003,0003,5004,000200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 2,837 people2004: 2,914 people2005: 3,305 people2006: 3,168 people2007: 3,599 people2008: 3,257 people2010: 3,064 people2011: 3,061 people2012: 3,216 people2015: 2,235 people2016: 2,704 people2017: 2,541 people2018: 2,161 people2019: 2,045 people2020: 2,144 people2021: 2,165 people2022: 2,282 people2023: 2,817 people
Change over the period: −20 (−0.7%) Average annual rate: -0.04 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Türkiye 2,817 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Number of intentional homicides — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 2,817 +535 +23.44%
2022 2,282 +117 +5.4%
2021 2,165 +21 +0.98%
2020 2,144 +99 +4.84%
2019 2,045 −116 −5.37%
2018 2,161 −380 −14.95%
2017 2,541 −163 −6.03%
2016 2,704 +469 +20.98%
2015 2,235
2012 3,216 +155 +5.06%
2011 3,061 −3 −0.1%
2010 3,064
2008 3,257 −342 −9.5%
2007 3,599 +431 +13.6%
2006 3,168 −137 −4.15%
2005 3,305 +391 +13.42%
2004 2,914 +77 +2.71%
2003 2,837

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.