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Homicide rate in Malta

Malta: Homicide rate was 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 62.8%
World rank
160th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.81 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2012
All-time low
0 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2006
Years of data
30
1990–2023

Homicide rate in Malta, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 0.808 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 0.786 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 0.968 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.959 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.951 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.946 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.707 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.899 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.992 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.381 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.563 homicides per 100,000 population

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 Malta stood at 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population.

That represents a change of down 62.8% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Malta peaked at 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2006.

Malta ranks 160th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Homicide rate in Malta, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 0.8079 homicides per 100,000 population -25.7%
1992 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population +98.2%
1993 1.85 homicides per 100,000 population +15.6%
1994 0.7865 homicides per 100,000 population -57.5%
1998 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population +61.5%
1999 2.52 homicides per 100,000 population +98.4%
2000 1 homicides per 100,000 population -60.3%
2001 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population +48.9%
2002 1.48 homicides per 100,000 population -0.7%
2004 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population +15.2%
2005 0.9678 homicides per 100,000 population -43.2%
2006 0 homicides per 100,000 population -100.0%
2007 0.9588 homicides per 100,000 population —
2008 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population +49.4%
2009 0.9506 homicides per 100,000 population -33.6%
2010 0.9464 homicides per 100,000 population -0.4%
2011 0.7065 homicides per 100,000 population -25.3%
2012 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population +298.1%
2013 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population -41.9%
2014 1.38 homicides per 100,000 population -15.5%
2015 0.8989 homicides per 100,000 population -34.9%
2016 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population +22.2%
2017 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population +75.1%
2018 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population -14.2%
2019 0.992 homicides per 100,000 population -39.9%
2020 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population +36.2%
2021 0.3814 homicides per 100,000 population -71.8%
2022 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population +297.1%
2023 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population -62.8%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 50% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.5629 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population, 46% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.42 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7865 homicides per 100,000 population 2.52 homicides per 100,000 population 7
2000s 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population 0 homicides per 100,000 population 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population 9
2010s 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7065 homicides per 100,000 population 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.9524 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3814 homicides per 100,000 population 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 157 Switzerland 0.5975 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 158 Italy 0.5681 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 159 Slovenia 0.5665 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 161 Macao 0.5603 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 162 China 0.5019 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 163 Brunei 0.4864 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Malta?
Homicide rate in Malta was 0.5629 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
How does Malta rank for homicide rate?
Malta ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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