Female homicide rate in Morocco
Morocco: Female homicide rate was 0.4661 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Morocco, 2009–2024
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2024, female homicide rate in Morocco stood at 0.4661 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Morocco peaked at 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2792 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2010.
That places Morocco 107th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3325 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3325 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3325 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4573 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2792 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6806 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6216 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4218 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 104 Iceland 0.5287 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 105 Macao 0.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 106 Israel 0.4809 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 108 Algeria 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 109 South Korea 0.463 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Spain 0.4552 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Morocco
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 316,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 306,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 320,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 310,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 323,867 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Morocco?
- Female homicide rate in Morocco was 0.4661 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2792 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for female homicide rate?
- Morocco ranks 107th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .