Homicides in Seychelles
Seychelles: Homicides was 10 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Seychelles, 2004–2022
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
Seychelles recorded 10 homicides for homicides in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Seychelles peaked at 18 homicides in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4 homicides, in 2012.
Seychelles ranks 147th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Homicides in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 9 homicides | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 8 homicides | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 6 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 14 homicides | +133.3% |
| 2010 | 9 homicides | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 16 homicides | +77.8% |
| 2012 | 4 homicides | -75.0% |
| 2013 | 18 homicides | +350.0% |
| 2014 | 16 homicides | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 7 homicides | -56.2% |
| 2016 | 12 homicides | +71.4% |
| 2017 | 7 homicides | -41.7% |
| 2018 | 9 homicides | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 10 homicides | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 9 homicides | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 5 homicides | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 10 homicides | +100.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5 homicides, 19% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10 homicides is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 539.5 homicides, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +350.0% | 4 homicides | 18 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4 homicides | 6 homicides | 14 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.8 homicides | 4 homicides | 18 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 homicides | 5 homicides | 10 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 144 Slovenia 12 homicides compare
- 145 Kuwait 11 homicides compare
- 145 Martinique 11 homicides compare
- 147 Antigua and Barbuda 10 homicides compare
- 147 Luxembourg 10 homicides compare
- 147 Saint Martin (French part) 10 homicides compare
More social development data for Seychelles
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 10 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (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 Seychelles?
- Homicides in Seychelles was 10 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 18 homicides in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 homicides in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for homicides?
- Seychelles ranks 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.