Homicide rate from firearms in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2023
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2023.
That represents a change of up 44.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1871 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 37th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6822 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 0.1871 homicides per 100,000 population | -72.6% |
| 2012 | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | +438.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5816 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6452 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9095 homicides per 100,000 population | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5471 homicides per 100,000 population | -39.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6708 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4429 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6277 homicides per 100,000 population | +41.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3637 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4314 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4993 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population | +44.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6302 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1871 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5041 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3637 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 34 Thailand 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Albania 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Canada 0.7354 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Uganda 0.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Sweden 0.5023 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Serbia 0.3839 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 from firearms in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.7221 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1871 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 37th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.