Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Morocco
Morocco: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.85 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
77th
of 138 countries
All-time high
4.82 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
All-time low
0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2010
Years of data
16
2009–2024
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Morocco, 2009–2024
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
In 2024, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Morocco stood at 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Morocco peaked at 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2010.
Morocco ranks 77th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Morocco, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2010 | 0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population | -67.2% |
| 2011 | 0.965 homicides per 100,000 population | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population | +101.6% |
| 2013 | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 1.91 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 2.77 homicides per 100,000 population | +44.6% |
| 2017 | 3.62 homicides per 100,000 population | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 2.43 homicides per 100,000 population | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population | +98.3% |
| 2020 | 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 2.9 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 58% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 2.85 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, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 74 Albania 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Mauritius 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 76 Canada 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 79 Israel 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 80 Palestine 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Morocco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Morocco?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Morocco was 2.85 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Morocco ranks 77th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.