Homicides (UN, World) in Maldives
Maldives: Homicides (UN, World) was 3 homicides in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Maldives, 1990–2019
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
Maldives recorded 3 homicides for homicides in 2019.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Maldives peaked at 10 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 1990.
That places Maldives 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides (UN, World) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 homicides | — |
| 1995 | 2 homicides | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 6 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 7 homicides | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 8 homicides | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 3 homicides | -62.5% |
| 2008 | 5 homicides | +66.7% |
| 2009 | 6 homicides | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 10 homicides | +233.3% |
| 2013 | 3 homicides | -70.0% |
| 2015 | 4 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 3 homicides | -25.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3 homicides is below the median for South Asia, which is 679.5 homicides, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 homicides | 1 homicides | 6 homicides | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.8 homicides | 3 homicides | 8 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.83 homicides | 3 homicides | 10 homicides | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % change on previous year (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 Maldives?
- Homicides in Maldives was 3 homicides in 2019, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 10 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for homicides?
- Maldives ranks 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.