Homicides by firearm in Barbados
Barbados: Homicides by firearm was 14 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides by firearm in Barbados, 2007–2023
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.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 14 homicides for homicides by firearm in 2023.
That represents a change of down 57.6% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides by firearm in Barbados peaked at 33 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7 homicides, in 2012.
That places Barbados 51st out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Homicides by firearm in Barbados, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 11 homicides | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 9 homicides | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 11 homicides | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 14 homicides | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 7 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 9 homicides | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 17 homicides | +88.9% |
| 2015 | 19 homicides | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 16 homicides | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 23 homicides | +43.8% |
| 2018 | 18 homicides | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 31 homicides | +72.2% |
| 2020 | 26 homicides | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 17 homicides | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 33 homicides | +94.1% |
| 2023 | 14 homicides | -57.6% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 14 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 17 homicides, 82% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 14 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 253 homicides, 6% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.33 homicides | 9 homicides | 14 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.5 homicides | 7 homicides | 31 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5 homicides | 14 homicides | 33 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 50 Sri Lanka 16 homicides compare
- 51 Suriname 14 homicides compare
- 53 New Zealand 12 homicides compare
- 53 Switzerland 12 homicides compare
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides by firearm in Barbados?
- Homicides by firearm in Barbados was 14 homicides 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 homicides by firearm recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 33 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 homicides in 2012.
- How does Barbados rank for homicides by firearm?
- Barbados ranks 51st out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides by firearm rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.