Homicide rate in Algeria
Algeria: Homicide rate was 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Algeria, 2006–2023
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 2023, homicide rate in Algeria stood at 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 33.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Algeria peaked at 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2010.
That places Algeria 124th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8608 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7805 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9421 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 121 Egypt 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 122 Iceland 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 125 Sweden 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 126 Slovakia 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 127 Romania 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,174 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.303 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.424 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.126 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.095 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.424 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Algeria?
- Homicide rate in Algeria was 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for homicide rate?
- Algeria ranks 124th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.