Homicide rate in Aruba
Aruba: Homicide rate was 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Aruba, 1990–2014
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
In 2014, homicide rate in Aruba stood at 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 66.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Aruba peaked at 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1990.
Aruba ranks 105th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 102 Georgia 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 1.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 104 Canada 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 106 Ghana 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 107 Cambodia 1.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 108 Reunion 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Aruba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 11,470 (2025)
- Homicides 2 homicides (2014)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population (2014)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population (2014)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 0 homicides (2014)
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population (2014)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 11,470 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Aruba?
- Homicide rate in Aruba was 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014, 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 recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.
- How does Aruba rank for homicide rate?
- Aruba ranks 105th out of 179 countries with data for 2014.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.