Homicide rate in Egypt
Egypt: Homicide rate was 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Egypt, 1990–2017
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Egypt is 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Egypt peaked at 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3593 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1994.
That places Egypt 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4273 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3593 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4798 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7561 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4051 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 118 Uzbekistan 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 119 France 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 120 Serbia 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
- 124 Algeria 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 23,763 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.159 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.232 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.115 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.076 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.232 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Egypt?
- Homicide rate in Egypt was 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3593 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- How does Egypt rank for homicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.