Homicide rate in Burundi
Burundi: Homicide rate was 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016. ▬ Flat
Homicide rate in Burundi, 2012–2016
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Burundi is 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over five years.
That places Burundi 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 4.98 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.22 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population | +35.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.6 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.43 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 55 Yemen 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population
- 56 United States 5.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 57 Guadeloupe 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 59 Mongolia 5.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 60 Greenland 5.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 61 Zambia 5.2 homicides per 100,000 population
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Burundi?
- Homicide rate in Burundi was 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for homicide rate?
- Burundi ranks 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Burundi 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.