Honour Killing Global Statistics 2020

Cases, 5,000+ Most honour killings are not registered as honour killings by the local authorities. In some countries like Pakistan, Iran and Kuwait there are special articles of law that ensure that perpetrators of honour killings receive a low penalty. In the Netherlands, honour killings are regularly dealt with by authorities with a fabricated motive because of politics.
  • 1,000 - India
  • 1,000 - Pakistan
  • 600 - Saudi Arabia
  • 450 - Iran
  • 400 - Yemen
  • 260 - Bangladesh
  • 150 - Iraq
  • 100 - Egypt
Stats By Investigate Honor Killing