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
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.
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 West Bank and Gaza 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 asy 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.645 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.251 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.259 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.548 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.579 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.151 (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.