Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.066 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012–2023
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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.066 homicides per 100,000 population.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 64.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.3029 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 32nd of 67 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.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1719 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.118 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2015 | 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3029 homicides per 100,000 population | +68.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1227 homicides per 100,000 population | -59.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1863 homicides per 100,000 population | +51.8% |
| 2019 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1912 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2021 | 0.0648 homicides per 100,000 population | -66.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0656 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.066 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1352 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3029 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0969 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0648 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1912 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 29 Albania 0.0725 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Ecuador 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Netherlands 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Hong Kong, China 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Germany 0.0575 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Czechia 0.0563 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.066 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3029 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 32nd out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.