Homicides by firearm in Egypt
Egypt: Homicides by firearm was 1,839 homicides in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
1,839 homicides
Change on year
up 327.7%
World rank
8th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1,839 homicides
in 2011
All-time low
213 homicides
in 2006
Years of data
6
2006–2011
Homicides by firearm in Egypt, 2006–2011
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.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1,839 homicides for homicides by firearm in 2011. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 327.7% on the previous year and up 763.4% over ten years.
That places Egypt 8th out of 82 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
Homicides by firearm in Egypt, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 213 homicides | — |
| 2007 | 294 homicides | +38.0% |
| 2008 | 476 homicides | +61.9% |
| 2009 | 393 homicides | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 430 homicides | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 1,839 homicides | +327.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,839 homicides is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95.5 homicides, 19.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,839 homicides is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.5 homicides, 99.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 344 homicides | 213 homicides | 476 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,134 homicides | 430 homicides | 1,839 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides by firearm in Egypt?
- Homicides by firearm in Egypt was 1,839 homicides in 2011, 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 homicides by firearm recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,839 homicides in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 213 homicides in 2006.
- How does Egypt rank for homicides by firearm?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 82 countries with data for 2011.
- Is homicides by firearm rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 763.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.