Homicide rate from firearms in Algeria
Algeria: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Algeria, 2012–2023
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 from firearms in Algeria is 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Algeria peaked at 0.2149 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0832 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Algeria 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in Algeria, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1063 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0.1197 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1046 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2149 homicides per 100,000 population | +105.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1346 homicides per 100,000 population | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1271 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0894 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0832 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1317 homicides per 100,000 population | +58.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1385 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0946 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.5% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0641 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1225 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0832 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2149 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1183 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0946 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1385 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 59 Switzerland 0.1353 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 60 Spain 0.1106 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 61 Slovakia 0.1087 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 63 Lithuania 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Tanzania 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population
- 65 Kazakhstan 0.1027 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 from firearms in Algeria?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Algeria was 0.1083 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 from firearms recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2149 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0832 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Algeria rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Algeria ranks 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.