Homicides in Pakistan
Pakistan: Homicides was 15,174 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Pakistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 15,174 deaths for homicides in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Pakistan peaked at 15,373 deaths in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10,346 deaths, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,346 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 10,741 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 10,851 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10,963 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 11,211 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 11,469 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 11,912 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 12,554 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 13,517 deaths | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 14,203 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 14,853 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 15,315 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 15,373 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15,169 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 14,388 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 12,879 deaths | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 11,859 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 11,375 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 12,984 deaths | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 12,925 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 14,087 deaths | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 15,174 deaths | +7.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 15,174 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 743.83 deaths, 20.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 15,174 deaths is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 369.44 deaths, 41.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,777 deaths | 10,346 deaths | 14,203 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,712 deaths | 11,375 deaths | 15,373 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,630 deaths | 14,087 deaths | 15,174 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Pakistan?
- Homicides in Pakistan was 15,174 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 15,373 deaths in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,346 deaths in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for homicides?
- Pakistan ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.