Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Israel
Israel: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 3.72 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Israel, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Israel stood at 3.72 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 128.2% on the previous year and up 128.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Israel peaked at 3.72 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.34 per 100,000 people, in 2016.
Israel ranks 78th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Israel, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.52 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.08 per 100,000 people | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 3.26 per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 2.63 per 100,000 people | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4 per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.51 per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.24 per 100,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.94 per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.69 per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 2 per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 2.04 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.97 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.68 per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 1.69 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.63 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.49 per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.34 per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 1.63 per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 1.46 per 100,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.64 per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 1.67 per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.93 per 100,000 people | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 1.63 per 100,000 people | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 3.72 per 100,000 people | +128.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 3.72 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 3.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 3.72 per 100,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.38 per 100,000 people, 2.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +128.2% | 1.63 per 100,000 people | 3.72 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.43 per 100,000 people | 1.69 per 100,000 people | 3.26 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 per 100,000 people | 1.34 per 100,000 people | 2.04 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 per 100,000 people | 1.63 per 100,000 people | 3.72 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 75 Myanmar 3.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Ukraine 3.78 per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Solomon Islands 3.73 per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.65 per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Rwanda 3.61 per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Mozambique 3.59 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Israel
- Red List Index 0.6521 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13.35 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,053 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Israel?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Israel was 3.72 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Israel ranks 78th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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