Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Jordan
Jordan: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 0.84 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Jordan, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.84 for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Jordan peaked at 2.21 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.84, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 155th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.64 | — |
| 2008 | 1.72 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.43 | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 1.75 | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 2.05 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.08 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.77 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 1.48 | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 0.99 | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.12 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.99 | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.84 | -15.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98, 28% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.84 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.38, 61% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.43 | 1.72 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 0.9 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.994 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 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 per 100,000 population, by in Jordan?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Jordan was 0.84 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Jordan ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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