Homicides in Yemen
Yemen: Homicides was 1,703 homicides in 2013. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Yemen, 1998–2013
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 2013, homicides in Yemen stood at 1,703 homicides. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 141.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Yemen peaked at 1,703 homicides in 2013 and was at its lowest, 615 homicides, in 1998.
Yemen ranks 26th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 819.5 homicides | 615 homicides | 1,024 homicides | 2 |
| 2000s | 759.25 homicides | 646 homicides | 990 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,448 homicides | 1,099 homicides | 1,703 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 57,327 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.127 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.219 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.29 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.072 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.043 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Yemen?
- Homicides in Yemen was 1,703 homicides in 2013, 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1,703 homicides in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 615 homicides in 1998.
- How does Yemen rank for homicides?
- Yemen ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2013.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.