Homicide rate in Thailand
Thailand: Homicide rate was 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Thailand, 1990–2011
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 2011, homicide rate in Thailand stood at 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Thailand peaked at 10.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
Thailand ranks 64th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 61 Zambia 5.2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 62 Liechtenstein 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 63 Kenya 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 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
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.662 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.478 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.314 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.186 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.478 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Thailand?
- Homicide rate in Thailand was 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011, 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Thailand rank for homicide rate?
- Thailand ranks 64th out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.