Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Barbados

Number of intentional homicides in Barbados in 2023 — 21 people. Ranked 14 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 38.2%.

2023 21 people −51.16% vs 2022
World rank 14of 83
Period maximum 48 people2019
Period minimum 17 people1995

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Barbados, 1990–202310203040501990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 34 people1991: 21 people1992: 22 people1993: 21 people1994: 20 people1995: 17 people1998: 20 people1999: 23 people2000: 20 people2001: 25 people2002: 25 people2003: 33 people2004: 22 people2005: 29 people2006: 35 people2007: 25 people2008: 23 people2009: 19 people2010: 31 people2011: 27 people2012: 22 people2013: 24 people2014: 25 people2015: 31 people2016: 22 people2017: 30 people2018: 28 people2019: 48 people2020: 41 people2021: 32 people2022: 43 people2023: 21 people
Change over the period: −13 (−38.24%) Average annual rate: -1.45 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Barbados

Barbados 21 people
World 423,171 people
Number of intentional homicides — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 21 −22 −51.16%
2022 43 +11 +34.38%
2021 32 −9 −21.95%
2020 41 −7 −14.58%
2019 48 +20 +71.43%
2018 28 −2 −6.67%
2017 30 +8 +36.36%
2016 22 −9 −29.03%
2015 31 +6 +24%
2014 25 +1 +4.17%
2013 24 +2 +9.09%
2012 22 −5 −18.52%
2011 27 −4 −12.9%
2010 31 +12 +63.16%
2009 19 −4 −17.39%
2008 23 −2 −8%
2007 25 −10 −28.57%
2006 35 +6 +20.69%
2005 29 +7 +31.82%
2004 22 −11 −33.33%
2003 33 +8 +32%
2002 25 +0 +0%
2001 25 +5 +25%
2000 20 −3 −13.04%
1999 23 +3 +15%
1998 20
1995 17 −3 −15%
1994 20 −1 −4.76%
1993 21 −1 −4.55%
1992 22 +1 +4.76%
1991 21 −13 −38.24%
1990 34

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.