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.
Homicides in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 183 homicides | — |
| 2009 | 145 homicides | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 163 homicides | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 168 homicides | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 194 homicides | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 236 homicides | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 240 homicides | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 231 homicides | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 235 homicides | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 246 homicides | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 172 homicides | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 182 homicides | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 128 homicides | -29.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 128 homicides is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 20% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 128 homicides is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.5 homicides, 59% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
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
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 535,168 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,568 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (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 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,568 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0915 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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.