Male homicide rate in Morocco
Morocco: Male homicide rate was 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Male 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, male homicide rate in Morocco stood at 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Morocco peaked at 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2010.
Morocco ranks 77th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 74 Albania 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Mauritius 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 76 Canada 2.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 79 Israel 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 80 Palestine 2.54 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 male homicide rate in Morocco?
- Male homicide rate in Morocco was 2.85 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7707 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for male homicide rate?
- Morocco ranks 77th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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 Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.