Homicides (UN, World) in Qatar
Qatar: Homicides (UN, World) 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.
Homicides (UN, World) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 4 homicides | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 homicides | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 4 homicides | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 5 homicides | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 2 homicides | -60.0% |
| 1999 | 3 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 1 homicides | -66.7% |
| 2001 | 5 homicides | +400.0% |
| 2004 | 5 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 homicides | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 5 homicides | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 9 homicides | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 12 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 8 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 4 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 4 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 homicides | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 9 homicides | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 9 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 12 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 12 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 homicides | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 11 homicides | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 12 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 9 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 2 homicides | -77.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 2 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5 homicides, 4% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 2 homicides is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.5 homicides, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides (UN, World) in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +400.0% | 1 homicides | 5 homicides |
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
- 166 Andorra 2 homicides compare
- 166 Aruba 2 homicides compare
- 166 British Virgin Islands 2 homicides compare
- 166 Brunei 2 homicides compare
- 166 Liechtenstein 2 homicides compare
More social development data for Qatar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 73 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (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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Number of intentional homicides.