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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 90,497 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.302 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.559 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.495 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.302 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.192 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.176 (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.