Homicide rate in Ghana
Ghana: Homicide rate was 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Ghana, 2001–2022
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Ghana is 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Ghana peaked at 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
That places Ghana 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 103 Azerbaijan 1.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 104 Canada 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 105 Aruba 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 107 Cambodia 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 108 Reunion 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Malawi 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Ghana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 16,030 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.888 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.912 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.606 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.361 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.912 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Ghana?
- Homicide rate in Ghana was 1.83 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 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for homicide rate?
- Ghana ranks 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.