Homicide rate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Homicide rate was 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Pakistan, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Pakistan is 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Pakistan peaked at 7.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.47 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
Pakistan ranks 71st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 68 Bolivia 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Cayman Islands 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 70 Philippines 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 72 Guam 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 East Timor 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Afghanistan 4.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 90,497 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.495 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.466 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.176 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.192 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.466 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Pakistan?
- Homicide rate in Pakistan was 4.33 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Pakistan rank for homicide rate?
- Pakistan ranks 71st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.