Homicides in Algeria
Algeria: Homicides was 536 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Algeria, 2006–2023
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
Algeria recorded 536 homicides for homicides in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Algeria peaked at 795 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 254 homicides, in 2010.
Algeria ranks 55th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Homicides in Algeria, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 312 homicides | — |
| 2007 | 271 homicides | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 328 homicides | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 277 homicides | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 254 homicides | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 280 homicides | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 523 homicides | +86.8% |
| 2013 | 480 homicides | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 577 homicides | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 546 homicides | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 542 homicides | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 524 homicides | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 568 homicides | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 519 homicides | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 654 homicides | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 695 homicides | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 795 homicides | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 536 homicides | -32.6% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 536 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 2.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 536 homicides is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.5 homicides, 2.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 297 homicides | 271 homicides | 328 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 481.3 homicides | 254 homicides | 577 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 670 homicides | 536 homicides | 795 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More social development data for Algeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,575 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,174 (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 9,174 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0038 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 in Algeria?
- Homicides in Algeria was 536 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 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 795 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 254 homicides in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for homicides?
- Algeria ranks 55th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.