Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Barbados
Barbados: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 7.43 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.43 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
45th
of 192 countries
All-time high
17.07 per 100,000 people
in 2019
All-time low
6.93 per 100,000 people
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Barbados stood at 7.43 per 100,000 people.
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 per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.93 per 100,000 people, 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 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.63 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 9.53 per 100,000 people | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 9.46 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.42 per 100,000 people | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 8.23 per 100,000 people | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 10.79 per 100,000 people | +31.1% |
| 2006 | 12.96 per 100,000 people | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 9.22 per 100,000 people | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 8.43 per 100,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 6.93 per 100,000 people | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 11.26 per 100,000 people | +62.5% |
| 2011 | 9.78 per 100,000 people | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 7.94 per 100,000 people | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 8.64 per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 8.98 per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 11.11 per 100,000 people | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 7.87 per 100,000 people | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 10.71 per 100,000 people | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 9.97 per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 17.07 per 100,000 people | +71.2% |
| 2020 | 14.55 per 100,000 people | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 11.34 per 100,000 people | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 15.23 per 100,000 people | +34.3% |
| 2023 | 7.44 per 100,000 people | -51.1% |
| 2024 | 7.43 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 7.43 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 6.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 7.43 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 44% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.56 per 100,000 people | 6.93 per 100,000 people | 12.96 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.33 per 100,000 people | 7.87 per 100,000 people | 17.07 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2 per 100,000 people | 7.43 per 100,000 people | 15.23 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 42 Seychelles 7.97 per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Russian Federation 7.82 per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Russia 7.82 per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Kiribati 7.12 per 100,000 people compare
- 47 Cabo Verde 6.99 per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Paraguay 6.88 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people 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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