Homicides in Pakistan
Pakistan: Homicides was 10,729 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10,729 homicides
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
8th
of 179 countries
All-time high
13,937 homicides
in 2013
All-time low
8,014 homicides
in 2019
Years of data
29
1990–2023
Homicides in Pakistan, 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
Pakistan recorded 10,729 homicides for homicides in 2023.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Pakistan peaked at 13,937 homicides in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8,014 homicides, in 2019.
That places Pakistan 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Homicides in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,209 homicides | — |
| 1996 | 9,062 homicides | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 9,304 homicides | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 10,246 homicides | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 9,332 homicides | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 8,906 homicides | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 9,593 homicides | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 9,466 homicides | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 9,346 homicides | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 9,614 homicides | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 9,782 homicides | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10,048 homicides | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10,556 homicides | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 12,059 homicides | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 12,491 homicides | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 13,190 homicides | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 13,860 homicides | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 13,846 homicides | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13,937 homicides | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13,276 homicides | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 9,486 homicides | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 8,516 homicides | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 8,235 homicides | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 8,241 homicides | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8,014 homicides | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 8,350 homicides | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 9,068 homicides | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 9,937 homicides | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 10,729 homicides | +8.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 10,729 homicides is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 16.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 10,729 homicides is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.5 homicides, 49.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,231 homicides | 8,209 homicides | 10,246 homicides | 5 |
| 2000s | 10,186 homicides | 8,906 homicides | 12,491 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,060 homicides | 8,014 homicides | 13,937 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,521 homicides | 8,350 homicides | 10,729 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Pakistan?
- Homicides in Pakistan was 10,729 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13,937 homicides in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,014 homicides in 2019.
- How does Pakistan rank for homicides?
- Pakistan ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.