Intentional homicides in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded 15.7 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023.
Nigeria, 2023
15.7
Change from 2019
−5.4per 100,000 people
World, 2023
5.2 per 100,000 people
Intentional homicides in Nigeria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.7 per 100,000 people | 5.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2022 | – | 5.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | – | 5.5 per 100,000 people |
| 2020 | – | 5.3 per 100,000 people |
| 2019 | 21.1 per 100,000 people | 5.4 per 100,000 people |
| 2018 | – | 5.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2017 | – | 5.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2016 | 32.4 per 100,000 people | 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 | – | 6.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2011 | – | 6.2 per 100,000 people |
| 2010 | – | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2009 | – | 6.1 per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | – | 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 | – | 6.5 per 100,000 people |
| 2003 | – | 6.7 per 100,000 people |
| 2002 | – | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2001 | – | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
| 2000 | – | 6.9 per 100,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 21.1 per 100,000 people in 2019, a change of −5.4.
- Since 2016, when it was 32.4 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −16.7.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 5.2 per 100,000 people.