Homicide rate in Oman
Oman: Homicide rate was 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Oman, 2002–2023
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
Oman recorded 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.4% on the previous year and down 94.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Oman peaked at 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
That places Oman 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.868 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2827 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2366 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3096 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 167 Kuwait 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 168 Japan 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 169 Bahrain 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 171 Qatar 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 172 Singapore 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 173 American Samoa 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 173 Isle of Man 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 173 Montserrat 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 173 Saint Helena 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 173 San Marino 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 173 Tuvalu 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 173 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Oman
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 133 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.049 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.446 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.14 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.12 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Oman?
- Homicide rate in Oman was 0.1386 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Oman rank for homicide rate?
- Oman ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.