Homicides in Morocco
Morocco: Homicides was 635 homicides in 2024. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Morocco, 1990–2024
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
Morocco recorded 635 homicides for homicides in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Morocco peaked at 1,073 homicides in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89 homicides, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 48th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 313.12 homicides | 89 homicides | 732 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 478.8 homicides | 426 homicides | 543 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 535.9 homicides | 355 homicides | 1,004 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 737 homicides | 618 homicides | 1,073 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More social development data for Morocco
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 10,400 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.259 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.579 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.548 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.259 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.151 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.251 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Morocco?
- Homicides in Morocco was 635 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1,073 homicides in 2020.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 homicides in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for homicides?
- Morocco ranks 48th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.