Homicides, by sex of the victim in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 7 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Palestine, State of, 2010–2022
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
Palestine, State of recorded 7 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Palestine, State of peaked at 14 homicides in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3 homicides, in 2018.
Palestine, State of ranks 100th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.6 homicides | — |
| 2011 | 3.13 homicides | -67.4% |
| 2012 | 4 homicides | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 7 homicides | +75.0% |
| 2017 | 5 homicides | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 3 homicides | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 7 homicides | +133.3% |
| 2020 | 14 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 9 homicides | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 7 homicides | -22.2% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 7 homicides is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189.5 homicides, 4% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 7 homicides is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20 homicides, 35% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.53 homicides | 3 homicides | 9.6 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 10 homicides | 7 homicides | 14 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
More social development data for Palestine, State of
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (1995)
- Electoral democracy 0 (1947)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1995)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (1995)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.356 (1948)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in Palestine, State of?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Palestine, State of was 7 homicides in 2022, 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 14 homicides in 2020.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 homicides in 2018.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Palestine, State of ranks 100th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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 .