Homicides, by sex of the victim in Uganda
Uganda: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 737 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Uganda, 2008–2023
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
Uganda recorded 737 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Uganda peaked at 911 homicides in 2016 and was at its lowest, 385 homicides, in 2008.
That places Uganda 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Uganda, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 385 homicides | — |
| 2010 | 600 homicides | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 743 homicides | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 741 homicides | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 791 homicides | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 841.19 homicides | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 911 homicides | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 834 homicides | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 699 homicides | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 737 homicides | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 385 homicides | 385 homicides | 385 homicides | 1 |
| 2010s | 780.17 homicides | 600 homicides | 911 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 718 homicides | 699 homicides | 737 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 6 Russian Federation 2,046 homicides compare
- 7 Colombia 912 homicides compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 788 homicides compare
- 10 Türkiye 733 homicides compare
- 11 Kenya 725 homicides compare
- 12 Philippines 674 homicides compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (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 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 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 Uganda?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Uganda was 737 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 911 homicides in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 385 homicides in 2008.
- How does Uganda rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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 .