Homicides in Ghana
Ghana: Homicides was 607 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Ghana, 2001–2022
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
Ghana recorded 607 homicides for homicides in 2022.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Ghana peaked at 609 homicides in 2017 and was at its lowest, 393 homicides, in 2005.
That places Ghana 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 420.33 homicides | 393 homicides | 452 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 525.3 homicides | 422 homicides | 609 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 588.33 homicides | 555 homicides | 607 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More social development data for Ghana
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 16,030 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.711 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.896 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.888 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.711 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.361 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.606 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Ghana?
- Homicides in Ghana was 607 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 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 609 homicides in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 393 homicides in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for homicides?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.