Male homicide rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Male homicide rate was 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Mauritius, 1990–2022
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
The most recent figure for male homicide rate in Mauritius is 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Mauritius peaked at 5.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Mauritius ranks 75th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 72 India 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Belarus 3.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Albania 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 76 Canada 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 77 Morocco 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Mauritius
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 6,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 6,352 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Mauritius?
- Male homicide rate in Mauritius was 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 male homicide rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Mauritius rank for male homicide rate?
- Mauritius ranks 75th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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 Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.