Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Algeria
Algeria: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Algeria, 2012–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Algeria is 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 37.8% on the previous year and up 111.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Algeria peaked at 2.94 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8642 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.
That places Algeria 89th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Algeria, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0.8642 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 2.45 homicides per 100,000 population | +183.4% |
| 2015 | 2.32 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.96 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.94 homicides per 100,000 population | +25.7% |
| 2023 | 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population | -37.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8642 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 86 Iceland 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 87 France 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Belgium 2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 90 New Zealand 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 91 Uzbekistan 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 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 homicide rate by sex of the victim in Algeria?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Algeria was 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 by sex of the victim recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8642 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Algeria ranks 89th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.