Male homicide rate in Palestine
Palestine: Male homicide rate was 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Male homicide rate in Palestine, 2010–2022
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
Palestine recorded 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population for male homicide rate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 81.8% on the previous year and up 142.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Palestine peaked at 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8723 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
Palestine ranks 80th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Male homicide rate in Palestine, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.7% |
| 2017 | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | -41.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8723 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population | +81.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8723 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 77 Morocco 2.85 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
- 81 Estonia 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 82 Reunion 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population
- 83 North Macedonia 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Palestine
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,123 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.0057 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,000 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,000 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 69,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 72,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 69,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 72,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 69,757 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Palestine?
- Male homicide rate in Palestine was 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8723 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Palestine rank for male homicide rate?
- Palestine ranks 80th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.