Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados
Barbados: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by was 7.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados stood at 7.43.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados peaked at 17.07 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.93, in 2009.
Barbados ranks 45th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.63 | — |
| 2001 | 9.53 | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 9.46 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.42 | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 8.23 | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 10.79 | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 12.96 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 9.22 | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 8.43 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 6.93 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 11.26 | +62.5% |
| 2011 | 9.78 | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 7.94 | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 8.64 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 8.98 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.11 | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 7.87 | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 10.71 | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 9.97 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 17.07 | +71.2% |
| 2020 | 14.55 | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 11.34 | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 15.23 | +34.3% |
| 2023 | 7.44 | -51.1% |
| 2024 | 7.43 | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 7.43 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15, 6.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 7.43 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.56 | 6.93 | 12.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.33 | 7.87 | 17.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2 | 7.43 | 15.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 42 Seychelles 7.97 compare
- 43 Russian Federation 7.82 compare
- 43 Russian Federation 7.82 compare
- 46 Kiribati 7.12 compare
- 47 Cabo Verde 6.99 compare
- 48 Paraguay 6.88 compare
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados was 7.43 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 17.07 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 in 2009.
- How does Barbados rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Barbados ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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