Homicide rate in Georgia
Georgia: Homicide rate was 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Georgia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Georgia peaked at 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Georgia ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 134 Fiji 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 135 Maldives 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Vietnam 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 138 Malawi 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Estonia 1.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 140 Serbia 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Georgia
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 26,522 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 17,302 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.401 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.687 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.646 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.401 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.236 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.275 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Georgia?
- Homicide rate in Georgia was 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Georgia rank for homicide rate?
- Georgia ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.