Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Algeria
Algeria: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0467 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Algeria, 2013–2023
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
In 2023, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Algeria stood at 0.0467 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.9% on the previous year and up 818.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Algeria peaked at 0.0548 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.
That places Algeria 37th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Algeria, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0051 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 0.0548 homicides per 100,000 population | +978.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0391 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0516 homicides per 100,000 population | +34.8% |
| 2018 | 0.046 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0136 homicides per 100,000 population | -70.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0489 homicides per 100,000 population | +260.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0394 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0302 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0467 homicides per 100,000 population | +54.9% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0467 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0355 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0051 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0548 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0302 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0489 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 34 Germany 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Czechia 0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Spain 0.051 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.0454 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Peru 0.0424 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 United Kingdom 0.0281 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 9,174 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Algeria?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Algeria was 0.0467 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0548 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Algeria ranks 37th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 818.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.