Homicide rate in Iraq
Iraq: Homicide rate was 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Iraq, 1990–2013
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 Iraq is 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Iraq peaked at 15.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.82 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1993.
Iraq ranks 37th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.63 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 34 Namibia 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 10.92 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 10.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 9.34 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Uganda 8.97 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Peru 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 270,671 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.578 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.521 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.22 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.224 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.521 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Iraq?
- Homicide rate in Iraq was 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013, 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 15.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993.
- How does Iraq rank for homicide rate?
- Iraq ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2013.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.