Homicide rate in Latvia
Latvia: Homicide rate was 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Latvia, 1992–2023
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
Latvia recorded 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Latvia peaked at 15.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.
Latvia ranks 91st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 11.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 88 Myanmar 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 90 Moldova 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Bhutan 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 93 Belarus 2.38 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 94 Bangladesh 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Latvia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 189 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.888 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.94 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.751 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.595 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.94 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Latvia?
- Homicide rate in Latvia was 2.5 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for homicide rate?
- Latvia ranks 91st out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.