Homicides in Egypt
Egypt: Homicides was 1,360 homicides in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Egypt, 1990–2017
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
Egypt recorded 1,360 homicides for homicides in 2017.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Egypt peaked at 2,890 homicides in 2014 and was at its lowest, 231 homicides, in 1994.
Egypt ranks 31st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 261.6 homicides | 231 homicides | 288 homicides | 5 |
| 2000s | 631.86 homicides | 322 homicides | 967 homicides | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,035 homicides | 1,360 homicides | 2,890 homicides | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More social development data for Egypt
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 23,763 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.187 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.179 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.159 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.187 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.076 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.115 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Egypt?
- Homicides in Egypt was 1,360 homicides in 2017, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2,890 homicides in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 231 homicides in 1994.
- How does Egypt rank for homicides?
- Egypt ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.