Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Niger
Niger: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 9.38 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Niger, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Niger stood at 9.38. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Niger peaked at 14.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.38, in 2021.
Niger ranks 42nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.42 | — |
| 2001 | 13.83 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.26 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 12.7 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.13 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 11.47 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.23 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 11.15 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.98 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.88 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.88 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.76 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.67 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 10.47 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.42 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.29 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.26 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.95 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.81 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.67 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.52 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.38 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.21 | 10.88 | 14.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.32 | 9.67 | 10.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.45 | 9.38 | 9.52 | 2 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 385,986 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Niger?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Niger was 9.38 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 14.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.38 in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Niger ranks 42nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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