Homicides in Mongolia
Mongolia: Homicides was 196 homicides in 2024. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Mongolia, 2003–2024
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
Mongolia recorded 196 homicides for homicides in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Mongolia peaked at 398 homicides in 2005 and was at its lowest, 184 homicides, in 2016.
That places Mongolia 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 343 homicides | — |
| 2004 | 333 homicides | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 398 homicides | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 336 homicides | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 295 homicides | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 212 homicides | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 219 homicides | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 239 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 266 homicides | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 199 homicides | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 208 homicides | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 213 homicides | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 214 homicides | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 184 homicides | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 191 homicides | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 196 homicides | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 205 homicides | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 205 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 206 homicides | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 202 homicides | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 203 homicides | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 196 homicides | -3.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 196 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 81% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 196 homicides is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75 homicides, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 305.14 homicides | 212 homicides | 398 homicides | 7 |
| 2010s | 211.5 homicides | 184 homicides | 266 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 202.4 homicides | 196 homicides | 206 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Mongolia?
- Homicides in Mongolia was 196 homicides in 2024, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 398 homicides in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 184 homicides in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for homicides?
- Mongolia ranks 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.