Homicides in Malaysia
Malaysia: Homicides was 258 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Malaysia, 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
In 2023, homicides in Malaysia stood at 258 homicides.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Malaysia peaked at 652 homicides in 2007 and was at its lowest, 240 homicides, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 435.9 homicides | 313 homicides | 629 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 569.7 homicides | 497 homicides | 652 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 477.5 homicides | 310 homicides | 627 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 248.5 homicides | 240 homicides | 258 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More social development data for Malaysia
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 150,164 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,477 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.504 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.586 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.791 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.504 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.303 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.355 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Malaysia?
- Homicides in Malaysia was 258 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 652 homicides in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 240 homicides in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for homicides?
- Malaysia ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.