Homicide rate by sex in Armenia
Armenia: Homicide rate by sex was 3.95 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.95
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
67th
of 138 countries
All-time high
12.98
in 1993
All-time low
2.91
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Armenia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex in Armenia is 3.95, 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 in Armenia peaked at 12.98 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.91, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.36 | 4.74 | 12.98 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.41 | 3.37 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 2.91 | 5.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.35 | 3.95 | 5.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,578 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.8 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.371 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.614 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.869 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.732 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.319 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Armenia?
- Homicide rate by sex in Armenia was 3.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.98 in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 2018.
- How does Armenia rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Armenia ranks 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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