Homicides in Lebanon
Lebanon: Homicides was 128 homicides in 2020. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Lebanon, 2008–2020
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
The most recent figure for homicides in Lebanon is 128 homicides, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Lebanon peaked at 246 homicides in 2017 and was at its lowest, 128 homicides, in 2020.
That places Lebanon 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164 homicides | 145 homicides | 183 homicides | 2 |
| 2010s | 206.7 homicides | 163 homicides | 246 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 128 homicides | 128 homicides | 128 homicides | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More social development data for Lebanon
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 535,168 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,568 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.419 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.744 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.715 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.419 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.222 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Lebanon?
- Homicides in Lebanon was 128 homicides in 2020, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 246 homicides in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 128 homicides in 2020.
- How does Lebanon rank for homicides?
- Lebanon ranks 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.