Homicide rate from firearms in Bolivia
Bolivia: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate from firearms in Bolivia, 2015–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate from firearms in Bolivia is 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 85.3% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Bolivia peaked at 0.3892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Bolivia ranks 70th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Homicide rate from firearms in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0999 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 0.1699 homicides per 100,000 population | +70.2% |
| 2017 | 0.379 homicides per 100,000 population | +123.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2694 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2742 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1862 homicides per 100,000 population | -32.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3016 homicides per 100,000 population | +62.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3892 homicides per 100,000 population | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population | -85.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1998 homicides per 100,000 population, 29% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2385 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0999 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.379 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2335 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3892 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 67 Sri Lanka 0.0714 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Germany 0.0646 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Mongolia 0.0583 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 71 United Kingdom 0.0513 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 72 Hungary 0.0413 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Oman 0.0198 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Bolivia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 from firearms in Bolivia?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Bolivia was 0.0572 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 from firearms recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3892 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0572 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bolivia ranks 70th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.