Homicide rate who vs unodc in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Homicide rate who vs unodc was 1.09 in 2023. β Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.09
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
128th
of 176 countries
All-time high
5.91
in 1995
All-time low
0.9951
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Homicide rate who vs unodc in Bulgaria, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.09 for homicide rate who vs unodc in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who vs unodc in Bulgaria peaked at 5.91 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9951, in 2020.
That places Bulgaria 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4.87 | 2.57 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 | 2 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 | 1.11 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 0.9951 | 1.29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 125 Slovak Republic 1.12 compare
- 126 Romania 1.12 compare
- 127 United Kingdom 1.12 compare
- 129 Belgium 1.08 compare
- 130 Turkmenistan 1.01 compare
- 131 Jordan 0.9878 compare
More social development data for Bulgaria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 105,596 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 533 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.849 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.499 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.599 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.833 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.754 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.397 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who vs unodc in Bulgaria?
- Homicide rate who vs unodc in Bulgaria was 1.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who vs unodc recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9951 in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for homicide rate who vs unodc?
- Bulgaria ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate who vs unodc rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who vs unodc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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