Male homicide victims in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Male homicide victims was 886 homicides in 2022. ▲ Rising
Male homicide victims in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
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
Zimbabwe recorded 886 homicides for male homicide victims in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 55.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Zimbabwe peaked at 886 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 404 homicides, in 1990.
Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Male homicide victims in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 404 homicides | — |
| 2018 | 571 homicides | +41.3% |
| 2019 | 623 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 634 homicides | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 824 homicides | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 886 homicides | +7.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 886 homicides is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 766 homicides, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 886 homicides is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 886 homicides, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 404 homicides | 404 homicides | 404 homicides | 1 |
| 2010s | 597 homicides | 571 homicides | 623 homicides | 2 |
| 2020s | 781.33 homicides | 634 homicides | 886 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More gender data for Zimbabwe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,958 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.695 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 11,652 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 11,652 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 239,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 244,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 236,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 240,452 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 234,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Zimbabwe?
- Male homicide victims in Zimbabwe was 886 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 886 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 404 homicides in 1990.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for male homicide victims?
- Zimbabwe ranks 28th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.