Intentional homicides in Bulgaria in 2023 — 1.09 per 100k. Ranked 29 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 57.7%.
1990–2023 · per 100,000 people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.09 | −0.02 | −2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.11 | −0.18 | −13.96% |
| 2021 | 1.29 | +0.3 | +30.04% |
| 2020 | 1 | −0.19 | −16.37% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | −0.12 | −9.15% |
| 2018 | 1.31 | −0.15 | −10.03% |
| 2017 | 1.46 | +0.35 | +31.33% |
| 2016 | 1.11 | −0.65 | −36.86% |
| 2015 | 1.76 | +0.2 | +13.22% |
| 2014 | 1.55 | +0.05 | +3.34% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | −0.43 | −22.14% |
| 2012 | 1.93 | +0.19 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 1.73 | −0.26 | −12.84% |
| 2010 | 1.99 | −0.01 | −0.66% |
| 2009 | 2 | −0.28 | −12.24% |
| 2008 | 2.28 | −0.05 | −2.16% |
| 2007 | 2.33 | −0.1 | −4.17% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | −0.15 | −5.86% |
| 2005 | 2.59 | −0.56 | −17.87% |
| 2004 | 3.15 | −0.02 | −0.51% |
| 2003 | 3.16 | −0.08 | −2.42% |
| 2002 | 3.24 | −0.64 | −16.51% |
| 2001 | 3.88 | −0.26 | −6.39% |
| 2000 | 4.15 | +0.1 | +2.38% |
| 1999 | 4.05 | −0.63 | −13.42% |
| 1998 | 4.68 | −0.16 | −3.34% |
| 1997 | 4.84 | −0.44 | −8.31% |
| 1996 | 5.28 | −0.63 | −10.63% |
| 1995 | 5.91 | +0.07 | +1.12% |
| 1994 | 5.85 | +0.06 | +1% |
| 1993 | 5.79 | +0.39 | +7.22% |
| 1992 | 5.4 | +1.09 | +25.17% |
| 1991 | 4.31 | +1.74 | +67.6% |
| 1990 | 2.57 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people, from UNODC. It is considered the most comparable indicator of violent crime across countries: unlike statistics on theft or fraud, it depends little on the willingness of citizens to go to the police — most homicides are recorded in medical data as well.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
An age-standardized rate per 100,000 people.
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Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Crime Number of intentional homicidesHow many people become victims of intentional homicide in a year — in absolute numbers, from UNODC.
Crime Homicides: male victimsHow many men are killed by intentional homicide in a year. In most countries this is four victims out of five.
Crime Homicides: female victimsHow many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.
