Homicide rate from firearms in Mauritius
Mauritius: Homicide rate from firearms was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Mauritius, 2009–2022
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 2022, homicide rate from firearms in Mauritius stood at 0 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Mauritius peaked at 0.1563 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2009.
Mauritius ranks 75th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.052 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1559 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0781 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1563 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 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 Slovenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Mauritius
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 283 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.885 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.873 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.639 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.481 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.873 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Mauritius?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Mauritius was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1563 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- How does Mauritius rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Mauritius ranks 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.