Homicide rate from firearms in Jordan
Jordan: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.2972 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Jordan, 2011–2023
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 Jordan is 0.2972 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 42.3% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Jordan peaked at 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2711 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Jordan ranks 45th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6094 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3345 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.356 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2711 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5153 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 42 Greece 0.3319 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Montenegro 0.3157 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Cyprus 0.2974 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 India 0.2957 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 North Macedonia 0.2701 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Czechia 0.259 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Jordan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 436,226 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,471 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.616 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.672 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.274 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.132 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.672 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Jordan?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Jordan was 0.2972 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2711 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Jordan ranks 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.