Bulgaria vs Sweden: Homicides, by sex of the victim

Bulgaria
31 homicides
in 2023
Sweden
33 homicides
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
64th
Sweden rank
63rd

Homicides, by sex of the victim over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
20406080100199020062023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 33 homicides against 31 homicides in Bulgaria, a difference of 2 homicides.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 138 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 87.93 homicides 28.72 homicides 59.21 homicides Bulgaria
2000s 53.99 homicides 33.46 homicides 20.53 homicides Bulgaria
2010s 30.1 homicides 26.7 homicides 3.4 homicides Bulgaria
2020s 28.5 homicides 26.25 homicides 2.25 homicides Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Sweden, at 33 homicides against 31 homicides in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Bulgaria and Sweden?
2 homicides, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?
Bulgaria ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicides, by sex of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Homicides, by sex of the victim
Unit
homicides
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .