Homicide rate by sex in Barbados
Barbados: Homicide rate by sex was 14.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.77
Change on year
down 51.2%
World rank
35th
of 138 countries
All-time high
31.89
in 2019
All-time low
9.49
in 1995
Years of data
30
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Barbados, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 14.77 for homicide rate by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of down 51.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Barbados peaked at 31.89 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.49, in 1995.
That places Barbados 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.59 | 9.49 | 18.4 | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.84 | 11.9 | 25.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.73 | 12.8 | 31.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1 | 14.77 | 30.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 577 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.918 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.797 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.911 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.347 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Barbados?
- Homicide rate by sex in Barbados was 14.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 31.89 in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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