Homicide rate from firearms in Oman
Oman: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate from firearms in Oman, 2015–2023
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 Oman is 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 68.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Oman peaked at 0.0653 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
Oman ranks 73rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0265 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0653 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0416 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0634 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 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
- 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 Oman
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 133 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.049 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.446 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.14 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.12 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Oman?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Oman was 0.0198 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0653 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Oman rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Oman ranks 73rd out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Oman 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.