Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mongolia
Mongolia: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mongolia, 2007–2024
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 Mongolia is 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mongolia peaked at 17.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 48th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 45 Ukraine 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Cape Verde 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 United States 8.94 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 British Virgin Islands 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Philippines 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Argentina 7.45 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Mongolia
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,403 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.535 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.771 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.718 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.535 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.281 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.424 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mongolia?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mongolia was 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Mongolia ranks 48th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.