Number of executions worldwide 2015-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 4, 2024

Since 2020, the number of reported executions worldwide increased, reaching over 1,000 in 2023 for the first time since 2016. However, the number is likely to be higher as several countries do not report the actual number of people executed, and the figure does not include what is projected to be more than 1,000 executions in China in 2023. That year, Iran was the country that executed the highest number of people.

Number of executions worldwide from 2015 to 2023

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Release date

May 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2015 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Does not include figures from China who has death sentences classified as a state secret.

Figures are taken from several reports.

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