Male homicide rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Male homicide rate was 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Mongolia, 2007–2024
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
Mongolia recorded 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population for male homicide rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Mongolia peaked at 17.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 48th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 45 Ukraine 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Cape Verde 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 United States 8.94 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 British Virgin Islands 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Philippines 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Argentina 7.45 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Mongolia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,061 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 31,994 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 33,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 34,641 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 34,655 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 36,196 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Mongolia?
- Male homicide rate in Mongolia was 8.66 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 male homicide rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for male homicide rate?
- Mongolia ranks 48th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.