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.
Homicides in Egypt, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 269 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 288 homicides | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 276 homicides | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 244 homicides | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 231 homicides | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 471 homicides | +103.9% |
| 2004 | 322 homicides | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 522 homicides | +62.1% |
| 2006 | 549 homicides | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 680 homicides | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 967 homicides | +42.2% |
| 2009 | 912 homicides | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 1,839 homicides | +101.6% |
| 2011 | 2,703 homicides | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 2,207 homicides | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 2,890 homicides | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 1,711 homicides | -40.8% |
| 2016 | 1,532 homicides | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1,360 homicides | -11.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1,360 homicides is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1,360 homicides is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.5 homicides, 6.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (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 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 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 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.