Male homicide rate in Uganda
Uganda: Male homicide rate was 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Uganda, 2008–2023
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
In 2023, male homicide rate in Uganda stood at 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Uganda peaked at 20.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
Uganda ranks 34th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Male homicide rate in Uganda, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2010 | 16.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 19.61 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 17.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 20.2 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 18.61 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 19.63 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | 16 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 31 Guadeloupe 16.04 homicides per 100,000 population
- 32 Iraq 15.89 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Anguilla 15.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Barbados 14.77 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 El Salvador 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Russia 13.8 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Uganda
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 23,854 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 34,459 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 34,459 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 832,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 852,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 821,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 839,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 810,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Uganda?
- Male homicide rate in Uganda was 15.04 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.69 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for male homicide rate?
- Uganda ranks 34th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.