Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Reunion
Reunion: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 was 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Reunion, 2004–2009
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Reunion is 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
That places Reunion 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 104 Aruba 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 105 Ghana 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 106 Cambodia 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 108 Malawi 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Albania 1.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Morocco 1.67 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Reunion
- Homicides 15 homicides (2009)
- Homicide rate 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 12 deaths (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate by age of the victim 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 5.83 homicides (2009)
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Reunion?
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Reunion was 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- How does Reunion rank for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- Reunion ranks 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2009.
- Is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.