Homicide rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Homicide rate was 2.27 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▬ Flat
Homicide rate in Mauritius, 1990–2022
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
In 2022, homicide rate in Mauritius stood at 2.27 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Mauritius peaked at 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.47 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2014.
That places Mauritius 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 92 Bhutan 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 93 Belarus 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 94 Bangladesh 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 96 Lebanon 2.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 97 Sierra Leone 2.22 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 98 Armenia 2.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Mauritius
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 283 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.885 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.873 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.639 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.481 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.873 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Mauritius?
- Homicide rate in Mauritius was 2.27 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for homicide rate?
- Mauritius ranks 95th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.