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Homicide rate in Bhutan

Bhutan: Homicide rate was 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2.47 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 135.9%
World rank
92nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
4.67 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1992
All-time low
0.7841 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2003
Years of data
30
1990–2020

Homicide rate in Bhutan, 1990–2020

123451990200520201990: 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 2 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 4.7 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 3.6 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 2.9 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 3 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 3.1 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 3 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 0.784 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 4.6 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 3.3 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 1 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Bhutan recorded 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2020.

The figure is up 135.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Bhutan peaked at 4.67 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7841 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2003.

That places Bhutan 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Homicide rate in Bhutan, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 2 homicides per 100,000 population -41.1%
1992 4.67 homicides per 100,000 population +133.6%
1993 3.43 homicides per 100,000 population -26.7%
1994 3.61 homicides per 100,000 population +5.3%
1995 2.92 homicides per 100,000 population -19.0%
1996 2.19 homicides per 100,000 population -25.1%
1997 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population -42.7%
1998 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population +54.2%
1999 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population +15.5%
2000 3.02 homicides per 100,000 population +35.1%
2001 3.11 homicides per 100,000 population +3.1%
2002 3.04 homicides per 100,000 population -2.2%
2003 0.7841 homicides per 100,000 population -74.2%
2004 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population +194.1%
2005 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population -27.9%
2006 1.34 homicides per 100,000 population -19.3%
2007 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population +53.8%
2008 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population +27.1%
2009 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population -12.1%
2010 2.28 homicides per 100,000 population -1.1%
2011 4.51 homicides per 100,000 population +97.8%
2012 4.6 homicides per 100,000 population +2.0%
2013 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population -28.1%
2015 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population -51.0%
2016 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population -25.7%
2017 1.72 homicides per 100,000 population +43.2%
2018 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population -31.3%
2019 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population -11.7%
2020 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population +135.9%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population 4.67 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population 0.7841 homicides per 100,000 population 3.11 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population 4.6 homicides per 100,000 population 9
2020s 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 89 Kazakhstan 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 90 Moldova 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 91 Latvia 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 93 Belarus 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 94 Bangladesh 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 95 Mauritius 2.27 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Bhutan?
Homicide rate in Bhutan was 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 4.67 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7841 homicides per 100,000 population in 2003.
How does Bhutan rank for homicide rate?
Bhutan ranks 92nd out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan 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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Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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