Homicide rate by sex of the victim in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2022
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 2022, homicide rate by sex of the victim in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is up 69.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5408 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places United Arab Emirates 115th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 0.7599 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7579 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8328 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8902 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7107 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8384 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5408 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population | +69.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 63% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population, 60% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8673 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7107 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7644 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5408 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 112 Germany 0.9486 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 113 Spain 0.9352 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 114 Netherlands 0.9348 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 116 Croatia 0.9049 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 117 Ireland 0.894 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 118 Slovenia 0.8461 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in United Arab Emirates?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in United Arab Emirates was 0.9139 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5408 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 115th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.