Homicide rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Homicide rate was 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Tunisia, 2004–2020
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 Tunisia is 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Tunisia peaked at 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2004.
Tunisia ranks 65th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 62 Liechtenstein 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 63 Kenya 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Thailand 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 66 Argentina 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Cuba 4.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Bolivia 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Tunisia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,711 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.479 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.685 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.265 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.242 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.685 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Tunisia?
- Homicide rate in Tunisia was 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 homicides per 100,000 population in 2004.
- How does Tunisia rank for homicide rate?
- Tunisia ranks 65th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.