Homicide rate from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Homicide rate from firearms was 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
21.07 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 27.8%
World rank
9th
of 82 countries
All-time high
31.41 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2008
All-time low
17.92 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
Years of data
14
2006–2020
Homicide rate from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago, 2006–2020
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
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate from firearms in 2020.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 31.41 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.92 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19.87 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2007 | 22.19 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 31.41 homicides per 100,000 population | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 26.47 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 25.67 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.92 homicides per 100,000 population | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 20.8 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 22.65 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 21.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 23.79 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 26.09 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 28.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 29.16 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.8% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.21 homicides per 100,000 population, 100.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.99 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 31.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 29.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 6 Bahamas 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 7 Honduras 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Belize 22.6 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
- 12 Dominica 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,877 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Trinidad and Tobago was 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 31.41 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.92 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.