Homicide rate in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Homicide rate was 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Liechtenstein, 1994–2021
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 Liechtenstein is 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Liechtenstein peaked at 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1994.
Liechtenstein ranks 62nd of 179 regions 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 | 0.5093 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7162 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 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 compare
- 63 Kenya 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Thailand 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 65 Tunisia 4.69 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Liechtenstein
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 987 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.62 (2019)
- Political Rights Score 33 (2025)
- Freedom Score 90 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 37 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- Full democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Liechtenstein?
- Homicide rate in Liechtenstein was 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 1994.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for homicide rate?
- Liechtenstein ranks 62nd out of 179 regions with data for 2021.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.