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Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
146th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.87 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1998
All-time low
0.6917 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2023

0.511.522.531990200620231990: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 2.9 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 2 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 2 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 2 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.981 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.927 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.747 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.709 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.692 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.734 homicides per 100,000 population

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 per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia peaked at 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6917 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.

That places Malaysia 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population +19.3%
1992 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population -7.2%
1993 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population -4.1%
1994 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population -9.0%
1995 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population +14.9%
1996 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population +10.1%
1997 2.53 homicides per 100,000 population +17.8%
1998 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population +13.7%
1999 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population -8.7%
2000 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population -8.5%
2001 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population -8.4%
2002 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population +6.7%
2003 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population -2.3%
2004 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population -14.0%
2005 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population +18.8%
2006 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population -4.8%
2007 2.41 homicides per 100,000 population +8.5%
2008 2.17 homicides per 100,000 population -10.3%
2009 1.99 homicides per 100,000 population -7.9%
2010 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population -5.5%
2011 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population -3.6%
2012 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population +11.7%
2013 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population +2.4%
2014 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population -20.0%
2015 1.59 homicides per 100,000 population -4.0%
2016 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population -10.0%
2017 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population -18.3%
2018 0.9814 homicides per 100,000 population -16.2%
2019 0.927 homicides per 100,000 population -5.5%
2020 0.7465 homicides per 100,000 population -19.5%
2021 0.7088 homicides per 100,000 population -5.1%
2022 0.6917 homicides per 100,000 population -2.4%
2023 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population +6.2%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.06 homicides per 100,000 population, 18% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population, 50% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population 1.97 homicides per 100,000 population 2.41 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population 0.927 homicides per 100,000 population 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.7204 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6917 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7465 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 143 Poland 0.8023 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 144 Montenegro 0.7892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 145 Czechia 0.7678 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 147 Norway 0.7247 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 148 Hungary 0.7227 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 149 Portugal 0.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia?
Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia was 0.7345 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.
What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6917 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
How does Malaysia rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
Malaysia ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia 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 Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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