Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Jordan
Jordan: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Jordan stood at 97.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Jordan peaked at 197 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 35, in 1995.
That places Jordan 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 120 | — |
| 1991 | 121 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 141 | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 165 | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 197 | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 35 | -82.2% |
| 1996 | 45 | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 42 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 112 | +166.7% |
| 2008 | 120 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 102 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 128 | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 142 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 168 | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 164 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 183 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 169 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 148 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 133 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 94 | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 122 | +29.8% |
| 2020 | 108 | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 114 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 126 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 113 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 97 | -14.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 47% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 97 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 28% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +166.7% | 42 | 112 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.25 | 35 | 197 | 8 |
| 2000s | 111.33 | 102 | 120 | 3 |
| 2010s | 145.1 | 94 | 183 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.6 | 97 | 126 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More development goals data for Jordan
- Red List Index 0.9193 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 43.95 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 766.78 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,815 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Jordan?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Jordan was 97 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 197 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 1995.
- How does Jordan rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Jordan ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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