Homicides in Qatar
Qatar: Homicides was 2 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Qatar, 1990–2022
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 2022, homicides in Qatar stood at 2 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.8% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Qatar peaked at 12 homicides in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 2000.
That places Qatar 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 homicides | 2 homicides | 6 homicides | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.38 homicides | 1 homicides | 12 homicides | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4 homicides | 4 homicides | 12 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.67 homicides | 2 homicides | 12 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More social development data for Qatar
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 73 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.034 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.055 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.039 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.091 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Qatar?
- Homicides in Qatar was 2 homicides in 2022, 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 12 homicides in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for homicides?
- Qatar ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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About this data
Number of intentional homicides.