Intentional homicides in Namibia

Namibia recorded 11.2 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2021.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1995 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2021 11.2 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2020 +0.1per 100,000 people 2020: 11.1 per 100,000 people
World, 2021 5.5 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Namibia over time

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Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) (victims per 100,000 people), 1999 to 2023
Period NamibiaWorld
2023 – 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 – 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 11.2 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 11.1 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 12.0 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 18.5 per 100,000 people 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 – 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 – 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 – 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 – 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 – 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 17.7 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 14.4 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 14.9 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 18.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 17.3 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 – 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 – 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 – 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 18.1 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 – 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 18.3 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 19.0 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 20.9 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 21.3 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 from 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2020.
  • Since 2002, when it was 18.3 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −7.1.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 5.5 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1995 to 2021 for Namibia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime