Homicide rate from firearms in Malta
Malta: Homicide rate from firearms was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Malta, 2005–2023
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 from firearms in Malta stood at 0 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Malta peaked at 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2006.
Malta ranks 75th of 82 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3829 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4586 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2403 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7719 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 72 Hungary 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Oman 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Morocco 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Andorra 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Bhutan 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Hong Kong 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Iceland 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Mauritius 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Slovenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Malta
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 11 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.902 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.915 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.621 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.529 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.915 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Malta?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Malta was 0 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Malta ranks 75th out of 82 regions with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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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About this data
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.