Male homicide rate in Seychelles
Seychelles: Male homicide rate was 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014. ▲ Rising
Male homicide rate in Seychelles, 2004–2014
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
Seychelles recorded 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population for male homicide rate in 2014. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Seychelles peaked at 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.74 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2012.
Seychelles ranks 24th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 21 Puerto Rico (US) 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Guyana 27.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Grenada 25.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Panama 21.71 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 20.27 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 Uruguay 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Seychelles?
- Male homicide rate in Seychelles was 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014, 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- How does Seychelles rank for male homicide rate?
- Seychelles ranks 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2014.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.