Homicide rate in Niger
Niger: Homicide rate was 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
9.2 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.43 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
9.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicide rate in Niger, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Niger recorded 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Niger peaked at 14.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Niger ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Niger, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.43 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 13.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 12.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 11.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 11.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 10.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 9.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.38 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.48 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 45 Palau 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Nicaragua 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Uruguay 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Angola 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Nigeria 8.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Niger
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 385,986 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (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 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 85,591 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0138 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 in Niger?
- Homicide rate in Niger was 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 14.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Niger rank for homicide rate?
- Niger ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.