Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Armenia
Armenia: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.95 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
67th
of 138 countries
All-time high
12.98 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1993
All-time low
2.91 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Armenia, 1990–2023
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 by sex of the victim in Armenia is 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Armenia peaked at 12.98 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Armenia 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Armenia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.14 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 9.03 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.98 homicides per 100,000 population | +43.7% |
| 1994 | 8.25 homicides per 100,000 population | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 6.14 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 5.82 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 5.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 5.09 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.74 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 4.46 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 4.85 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 3.48 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 4.62 homicides per 100,000 population | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.37 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 3.82 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 4.65 homicides per 100,000 population | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 5.16 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.42 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.6% |
| 2011 | 3.88 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 3.43 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.87 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 4.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.14 homicides per 100,000 population | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 4.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7 homicides per 100,000 population | +61.6% |
| 2020 | 3.97 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2 homicides per 100,000 population | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 4.27 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 64 Aruba 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 65 Moldova 4.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 66 Georgia 3.96 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Tonga 3.91 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 3.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 70 Lithuania 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Armenia?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Armenia was 3.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 by sex of the victim recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Armenia rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Armenia ranks 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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 by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.