Homicide rate in Turkey
Turkey: Homicide rate was 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
67th
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
15
2009–2023
Homicide rate in Turkey, 2009–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2023.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Turkey peaked at 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Turkey 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9809 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.9% |
| 2020 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 31% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8117 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9809 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 64 Luxembourg 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Jamaica 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Syria 0.9971 deaths per 100,000 people
- 68 Portugal 0.9664 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Malta 0.9413 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Bulgaria 0.9126 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Turkey
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 149,405 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 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 in Turkey?
- Homicide rate in Turkey was 0.9692 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9026 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Turkey rank for homicide rate?
- Turkey ranks 67th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.