Male homicide rate in Reunion
Reunion: Male homicide rate was 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Reunion, 2004–2009
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 2009, male homicide rate in Reunion stood at 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
That places Reunion 82nd out of 138 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
Male homicide rate in Reunion, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.26 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 4.57 homicides per 100,000 population | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8 homicides per 100,000 population | -38.6% |
| 2007 | 4.08 homicides per 100,000 population | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population | -32.7% |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 79 Israel 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 80 Palestine 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population
- 81 Estonia 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 83 North Macedonia 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 84 Latvia 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population
- 85 Serbia 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Reunion
- Share of women who are married or in a union, by age 2.0% (2020)
- Sex ratio at birth 102.1 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio by age 35.92 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 104.26 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.1 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability of dying that year, among females 0.5% (2023)
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman 37.2% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 95.21 males per 100 females (2023)
- Male population by age group 29,613 people (2023)
- Female population by age group 28,512 people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Reunion?
- Male homicide rate in Reunion was 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009, 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- How does Reunion rank for male homicide rate?
- Reunion ranks 82nd out of 138 countries with data for 2009.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion 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.