Homicides in Jordan
Jordan: Homicides was 113 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Jordan, 1990–2023
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
Jordan recorded 113 homicides for homicides in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Jordan peaked at 197 homicides in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35 homicides, in 1995.
That places Jordan 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.25 homicides | 35 homicides | 197 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 111.33 homicides | 102 homicides | 120 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 145.1 homicides | 94 homicides | 183 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.25 homicides | 108 homicides | 126 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More social development data for Jordan
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 436,226 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,471 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.282 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.556 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.616 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.282 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.132 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.274 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Jordan?
- Homicides in Jordan was 113 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 197 homicides in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 homicides in 1995.
- How does Jordan rank for homicides?
- Jordan ranks 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.