Homicide rate from firearms in Belize
Belize: Homicide rate from firearms was 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate from firearms in Belize, 2014–2022
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 from firearms in Belize is 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Belize peaked at 25.25 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.93 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
That places Belize 8th out of 82 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 25.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2020s | 21.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 5 Saint Lucia 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Bahamas 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 7 Honduras 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Colombia 17.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Mexico 17.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Belize
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 108 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.18 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,382 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 34 (2025)
- Freedom Score 87 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,836 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Belize?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Belize was 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 from firearms recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 25.25 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.93 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Belize rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Belize ranks 8th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.