Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Algeria
Algeria: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 647 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Algeria, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Algeria is 647, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Algeria peaked at 795 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 254, in 2010.
Algeria ranks 50th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 312 | — |
| 2007 | 271 | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 328 | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 277 | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 254 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 280 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 523 | +86.8% |
| 2013 | 480 | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 577 | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 546 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 542 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 524 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 568 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 519 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 654 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 695 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 795 | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 536 | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 647 | +20.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 647 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 3.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 647 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 297 | 271 | 328 | 4 |
| 2010s | 481.3 | 254 | 577 | 10 |
| 2020s | 665.4 | 536 | 795 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 47 Papua New Guinea 713 compare
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 673 compare
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 673 compare
- 51 Burundi 635 compare
- 51 Morocco 635 compare
- 53 Trinidad and Tobago 626 compare
More development goals data for Algeria
- Red List Index 0.8393 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 17.9 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 291.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 17,336 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Algeria?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Algeria was 647 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 795 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 254 in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Algeria ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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