Homicide rate from firearms in Mongolia
Mongolia: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Mongolia, 2007–2023
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 Mongolia is 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Mongolia peaked at 0.6135 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Mongolia 69th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 0.4814 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3752 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6135 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1445 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2805 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0744 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0898 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 66 Australia 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Sri Lanka 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Germany 0.0646 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 70 Bolivia 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 71 United Kingdom 0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 72 Hungary 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,403 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.718 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.801 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.424 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.281 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.801 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Mongolia?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Mongolia was 0.0583 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6135 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Mongolia rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Mongolia ranks 69th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.