Homicides in Morocco
Morocco: Homicides was 563.87 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Morocco, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 563.87 deaths for homicides in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Morocco peaked at 722.34 deaths in 2017 and was at its lowest, 494.52 deaths, in 2014.
That places Morocco 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Morocco, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 550.97 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 576.58 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 557.31 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 564.77 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 553.16 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 551.18 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 557.42 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 554.63 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 521.48 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 511.55 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 509.17 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 499.54 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 502.25 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 494.99 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 494.52 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 544.85 deaths | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 632.98 deaths | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 722.34 deaths | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 621.71 deaths | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 632.04 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 594.65 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 563.87 deaths | -5.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 563.87 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 743.83 deaths, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 563.87 deaths is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 369.44 deaths, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 549.9 deaths | 511.55 deaths | 576.58 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 565.44 deaths | 494.52 deaths | 722.34 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 579.26 deaths | 563.87 deaths | 594.65 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More social development data for Morocco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Morocco?
- Homicides in Morocco was 563.87 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 722.34 deaths in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 494.52 deaths in 2014.
- How does Morocco rank for homicides?
- Morocco ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major 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
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.