Homicide rate from firearms in Thailand
Thailand: Homicide rate from firearms was 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Thailand, 2007–2016
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
In 2016, homicide rate from firearms in Thailand stood at 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Thailand peaked at 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
That places Thailand 34th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate from firearms in Thailand, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 3.11 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 2.83 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 2.88 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8 homicides per 100,000 population | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.18 homicides per 100,000 population, 67% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1642 homicides per 100,000 population, 8.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 31 Cape Verde 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population
- 32 Nicaragua 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Egypt 2.02 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
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7221 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Thailand?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Thailand was 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016, 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Thailand rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Thailand ranks 34th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.