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.
Homicides in Jordan, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 120 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 121 homicides | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 141 homicides | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 165 homicides | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 197 homicides | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 35 homicides | -82.2% |
| 1996 | 45 homicides | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 42 homicides | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 112 homicides | +166.7% |
| 2008 | 120 homicides | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 102 homicides | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 128 homicides | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 142 homicides | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 168 homicides | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 164 homicides | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 183 homicides | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 169 homicides | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 148 homicides | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 133 homicides | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 94 homicides | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 122 homicides | +29.8% |
| 2020 | 108 homicides | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 114 homicides | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 126 homicides | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 113 homicides | -10.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 113 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 47% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 113 homicides is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.5 homicides, 52% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +166.7% | 42 homicides | 112 homicides |
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
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 436,226 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0379 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 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.