Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Yemen
Yemen: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 was 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Yemen, 1998–2013
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2013, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Yemen stood at 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Yemen peaked at 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2004.
That places Yemen 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 57,327 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.29 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.043 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.192 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.072 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Yemen?
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Yemen was 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population in 2004.
- How does Yemen rank for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- Yemen ranks 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2013.
- Is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.