Homicides, by sex of the victim in Oman
Oman: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 2 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Oman, 2014–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides, by sex of the victim in Oman is 2 homicides, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Oman peaked at 6 homicides in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2 homicides, in 2018.
Oman ranks 113th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Oman, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 homicides | — |
| 2015 | 4 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 5 homicides | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 4 homicides | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 2 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 6 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 4 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 3 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 5 homicides | +66.7% |
| 2023 | 2 homicides | -60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5 homicides | 2 homicides | 6 homicides | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.5 homicides | 2 homicides | 5 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 112 Seychelles 2.46 homicides
- 113 Bahrain 2 homicides compare
- 113 Brunei 2 homicides
- 113 Macao 2 homicides compare
- 113 Malta 2 homicides compare
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 homicides compare
- 113 Singapore 2 homicides compare
- 113 United States Virgin Islands 2 homicides
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 133 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 133 (2025)
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- 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 Oman?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Oman was 2 homicides 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 homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6 homicides in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 homicides in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Oman ranks 113th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .