Algeria's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) was 1.16 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 7.08% from 1.25 in 2013 (0.73% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.16 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 1.34 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.25 | 2013 |
| Highest | 1.75 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 0.7 | 2010 |
| Average since 2014 | 1.39 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.93 | 2006 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Algeria's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) fell 0.59 on 2022 (from 1.75 to 1.16).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2022), the average change was +0.05 and a typical year strayed about 0.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.63 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.59 in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Algeria had the 49th highest value of the 81 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1.16 | 2023 |
| World | 5.2 | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 5.7 | 2023 |
Closest to Algeria in the 2023 ranking
- Serbia — 46th of 81: 1.31
- Iceland — 47th of 81: 1.29
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 48th of 81: 1.22
- Sweden — 50th of 81: 1.15
- Slovak Republic — 51st of 81: 1.12
- Romania — 52nd of 81: 1.11
What this measures
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.
Limitations: Statistics reported to the United Nations in the context of its various surveys on crime levels and criminal justice trends are incidents of victimization that have been reported to the authorities in any given country. That means that this data is subject to the problems of accuracy of all official crime data. The survey results provide an overview of trends and interrelationships between various parts of the criminal justice system to promote informed decision-making in administration, nationally and internationally. The degree to which different societies apportion the level of culpability to acts resulting in death is also subject to variation.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a aggregate values are computed by unodc. for additional information, please see the unodc website: https://dataunodc.un.org/sites/dataunodc.un.org/files/metadata_intentional_homicide.pdf.
All 18 values
| Year | Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.16 |
| 2022 | 1.75 |
| 2021 | 1.55 |
| 2020 | 1.48 |
| 2019 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 1.34 |
| 2017 | 1.26 |
| 2016 | 1.33 |
| 2015 | 1.36 |
| 2014 | 1.47 |
| 2013 |
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Algeria
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 108 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 25.44 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 3.35 trillion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 8.83% (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 24.57% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 326,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 2.81% (2020)
- Battle-related deaths (number of people) — 26 (2020)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 60 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Algeria's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)?
- 1.16 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 25.13% from 0.93 in 2006 (1.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.75 in 2022 and the lowest 0.7 in 2010.
- How does Algeria rank?
- 49th highest of 81 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) unusual for Algeria?
- In 2023, Algeria's intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) fell 0.59 on 2022 (from 1.75 to 1.16). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2022), the average change was +0.05 and a typical year strayed about 0.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator VC.IHR.PSRC.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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