Homicide rate in Morocco
Morocco: Homicide rate was 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.67 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
111th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.93 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2020
All-time low
0.3651 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2024
Homicide rate in Morocco, 1990–2024
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
Morocco recorded 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Morocco peaked at 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3651 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1990.
That places Morocco 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Morocco, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3651 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 0.5 homicides per 100,000 population | +36.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5235 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5778 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7077 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 2.69 homicides per 100,000 population | +280.1% |
| 1998 | 2.01 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.2% |
| 1999 | 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 1.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 1.42 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.7% |
| 2019 | 2.77 homicides per 100,000 population | +94.8% |
| 2020 | 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population, 41% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.24 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +280.1% | 0.7077 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.69 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3651 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 108 Reunion 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Malawi 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Albania 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 112 Israel 1.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 113 Estonia 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 114 Vietnam 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Morocco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Morocco?
- Homicide rate in Morocco was 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3651 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for homicide rate?
- Morocco ranks 111th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.