Homicides in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Homicides was 1,086 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 1,086 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,623 homicides in 2002 and was at its lowest, 587 homicides, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 587 homicides | 587 homicides | 587 homicides | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,382 homicides | 1,072 homicides | 1,623 homicides | 6 |
| 2010s | 804 homicides | 711 homicides | 981 homicides | 4 |
| 2020s | 949.33 homicides | 780 homicides | 1,086 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More social development data for Zimbabwe
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,570 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,632 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.268 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.414 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.424 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.268 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.202 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.147 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Zimbabwe?
- Homicides in Zimbabwe was 1,086 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,623 homicides in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 587 homicides in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for homicides?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.