Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Morocco
Morocco: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 635 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Morocco is 635, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Morocco peaked at 1,073 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89, in 1990.
That places Morocco 51st 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 33 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89 | — |
| 1991 | 124 | +39.3% |
| 1992 | 132 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 148 | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 184 | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 732 | +297.8% |
| 1998 | 556 | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 540 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 461 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 543 | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 462 | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 510 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 470 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 469 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 498 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 517 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 426 | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 432 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 451 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 441 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 383 | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 429 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 355 | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 431 | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 594 | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 761 | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 510 | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 1,004 | +96.9% |
| 2020 | 1,073 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 716 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 618 | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 643 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 635 | -1.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 635 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 635 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 349, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +297.8% | 184 | 732 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 313.12 | 89 | 732 | 8 |
| 2000s | 478.8 | 426 | 543 | 10 |
| 2010s | 535.9 | 355 | 1,004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 737 | 618 | 1,073 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 673 compare
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 673 compare
- 50 Algeria 647 compare
- 51 Burundi 635 compare
- 53 Trinidad and Tobago 626 compare
- 54 Nepal 617 compare
More development goals data for Morocco
- Red List Index 0.7722 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.74 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 706.2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,215 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Morocco?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Morocco was 635 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1,073 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Morocco ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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