Female homicide victims in Morocco
Morocco: Female homicide victims was 88 homicides in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims 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.
Analysis
In 2024, female homicide victims in Morocco stood at 88 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Morocco peaked at 215 homicides in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45 homicides, in 2010.
Morocco ranks 45th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Morocco, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52.9 homicides | — |
| 2010 | 45 homicides | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 53 homicides | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 56 homicides | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 66 homicides | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 59 homicides | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 97 homicides | +64.4% |
| 2016 | 105 homicides | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 113 homicides | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 70 homicides | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 122 homicides | +74.3% |
| 2020 | 215 homicides | +76.2% |
| 2021 | 99 homicides | -54.0% |
| 2022 | 78 homicides | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 92 homicides | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 88 homicides | -4.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 88 homicides is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189.5 homicides, 46% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 88 homicides is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20 homicides, 4.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9 homicides | 52.9 homicides | 52.9 homicides | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.6 homicides | 45 homicides | 122 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.4 homicides | 78 homicides | 215 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More gender data for Morocco
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,271 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8062 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,683 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,683 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Morocco?
- Female homicide victims in Morocco was 88 homicides 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 victims recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 215 homicides in 2020.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 homicides in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for female homicide victims?
- Morocco ranks 45th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .