Male homicide rate in Philippines
Philippines: Male homicide rate was 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Philippines, 2007–2023
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
Philippines recorded 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population for male homicide rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Philippines peaked at 19.1 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Philippines ranks 50th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 47 United States 8.94 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Mongolia 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 British Virgin Islands 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population
- 51 Argentina 7.45 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 52 Cuba 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 53 Kenya 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Philippines
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 871,613 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 935,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 864,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 929,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 858,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 922,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 851,870 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 915,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 869,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 933,774 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Philippines?
- Male homicide rate in Philippines was 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Philippines rank for male homicide rate?
- Philippines ranks 50th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.