Male homicide victims in Palestine
Palestine: Male homicide victims was 67 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Male homicide victims 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.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 67 homicides for male homicide victims in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 86.1% on the previous year and up 204.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Palestine peaked at 67 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.87 homicides, in 2011.
Palestine ranks 70th 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 victims in Palestine, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.4 homicides | — |
| 2011 | 20.87 homicides | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 22 homicides | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 47 homicides | +113.6% |
| 2017 | 29 homicides | -38.3% |
| 2018 | 21 homicides | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 28 homicides | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 34 homicides | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 36 homicides | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 67 homicides | +86.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 67 homicides is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 766 homicides, 9% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 67 homicides is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70 homicides, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.18 homicides | 20.87 homicides | 47 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 45.67 homicides | 34 homicides | 67 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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 victims in Palestine?
- Male homicide victims in Palestine was 67 homicides 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 victims recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 67 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.87 homicides in 2011.
- How does Palestine rank for male homicide victims?
- Palestine ranks 70th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.5%. 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.