Homicides, by sex of the victim in Mongolia
Mongolia: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 46 homicides in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Mongolia, 2007–2024
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
The most recent figure for homicides, by sex of the victim in Mongolia is 46 homicides, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Mongolia peaked at 67 homicides in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31 homicides, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 56th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 66.45 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 49 homicides | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 59 homicides | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 67 homicides | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 60 homicides | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 57 homicides | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 58 homicides | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 54 homicides | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 51 homicides | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 39 homicides | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 45 homicides | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 45 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 homicides | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 40 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43 homicides | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 47 homicides | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 31 homicides | -34.0% |
| 2024 | 46 homicides | +48.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 46 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 46 homicides is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.5 homicides, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.15 homicides | 49 homicides | 66.45 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.6 homicides | 39 homicides | 67 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4 homicides | 31 homicides | 47 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 53 Uruguay 56 homicides compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 54 homicides compare
- 55 Guyana 49 homicides compare
- 57 Austria 45 homicides compare
- 57 Czechia 45 homicides compare
- 59 Netherlands 41 homicides compare
- 59 Puerto Rico 41 homicides compare
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 sex of the victim in Mongolia?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Mongolia was 46 homicides in 2024, 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 sex of the victim recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 67 homicides in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 homicides in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Mongolia ranks 56th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .