Homicide rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Homicide rate was 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Bahrain, 1995–2022
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 2022, homicide rate in Bahrain stood at 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 193.8% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Bahrain peaked at 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Bahrain ranks 169th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8429 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8723 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3783 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4967 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1648 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9944 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0874 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 166 Indonesia 0.3038 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 167 Kuwait 0.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 168 Japan 0.2292 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 170 Oman 0.1386 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 171 Qatar 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 172 Singapore 0.0691 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Bahrain
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 240 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 267 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.139 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.3 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.062 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.054 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Bahrain?
- Homicide rate in Bahrain was 0.1956 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Bahrain rank for homicide rate?
- Bahrain ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.