Homicide rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Homicide rate was 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Bolivia, 2015–2023
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 2023, homicide rate in Bolivia stood at 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Bolivia peaked at 6.58 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.5 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Bolivia ranks 68th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 65 Tunisia 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 66 Argentina 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Cuba 4.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Cayman Islands 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 70 Philippines 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 71 Pakistan 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Bolivia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 710 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.805 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.741 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.352 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.414 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.741 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Bolivia?
- Homicide rate in Bolivia was 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.58 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for homicide rate?
- Bolivia ranks 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.