Homicide rate in Reunion
Reunion: Homicide rate was 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Reunion, 2001–2016
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Reunion is 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Reunion peaked at 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
Reunion ranks 52nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Homicide rate in Reunion, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +97.1% |
| 2004 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +48.7% |
| 2010 | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +97.1% | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 49 Guadeloupe 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Serbia 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Fiji 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 New Zealand 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Thailand 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Montenegro 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Reunion
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 10.55 (2024)
- Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.2404 (2024)
- Homicide rate 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 15 homicides (2009)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population (2009)
- Homicides 12 deaths (2016)
- Child homicide rate 0.363 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicide rate by age of the victim 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people (2016)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 5.83 homicides (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Reunion?
- Homicide rate in Reunion was 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does Reunion rank for homicide rate?
- Reunion ranks 52nd out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.