Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Bulgaria

Number of intentional homicides in Bulgaria in 2023 — 74 people. Ranked 34 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 67.4%.

2023 74 people −2.63% vs 2022
World rank 34of 83
Period maximum 494 people1995
Period minimum 69 people2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Bulgaria, 1990–202302004006001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 227 people1991: 375 people1992: 462 people1993: 490 people1994: 492 people1995: 494 people1996: 438 people1997: 398 people1998: 381 people1999: 327 people2000: 332 people2001: 308 people2002: 255 people2003: 247 people2004: 244 people2005: 199 people2006: 186 people2007: 177 people2008: 172 people2009: 150 people2010: 148 people2011: 128 people2012: 141 people2013: 109 people2014: 112 people2015: 126 people2016: 79 people2017: 103 people2018: 92 people2019: 83 people2020: 69 people2021: 89 people2022: 76 people2023: 74 people
Change over the period: −153 (−67.4%) Average annual rate: -3.34 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bulgaria 74 people
World 423,171 people
Europe & Central Asia computed 7,365 people
Eastern Europe computed 890 people
Number of intentional homicides — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 74 −2 −2.63%
2022 76 −13 −14.61%
2021 89 +20 +28.99%
2020 69 −14 −16.87%
2019 83 −9 −9.78%
2018 92 −11 −10.68%
2017 103 +24 +30.38%
2016 79 −47 −37.3%
2015 126 +14 +12.5%
2014 112 +3 +2.75%
2013 109 −32 −22.7%
2012 141 +13 +10.16%
2011 128 −20 −13.51%
2010 148 −2 −1.33%
2009 150 −22 −12.79%
2008 172 −5 −2.82%
2007 177 −9 −4.84%
2006 186 −13 −6.53%
2005 199 −45 −18.44%
2004 244 −3 −1.21%
2003 247 −8 −3.14%
2002 255 −53 −17.21%
2001 308 −24 −7.23%
2000 332 +5 +1.53%
1999 327 −54 −14.17%
1998 381 −17 −4.27%
1997 398 −40 −9.13%
1996 438 −56 −11.34%
1995 494 +2 +0.41%
1994 492 +2 +0.41%
1993 490 +28 +6.06%
1992 462 +87 +23.2%
1991 375 +148 +65.2%
1990 227

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.