Homicide rate in Namibia
Namibia: Homicide rate was 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Namibia, 1995–2021
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 Namibia is 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Namibia peaked at 23.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 34th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 31 Botswana 11.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Nicaragua 11.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Uruguay 11.25 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
- 37 Iraq 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Namibia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 685 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.87 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.883 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.519 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.883 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Namibia?
- Homicide rate in Namibia was 11.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for homicide rate?
- Namibia ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.