Homicides, by sex of the victim in Bahrain
Bahrain: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 2 homicides in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Bahrain, 2010–2022
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
In 2022, homicides, by sex of the victim in Bahrain stood at 2 homicides. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Bahrain peaked at 2 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 2014.
Bahrain ranks 113th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2011 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 homicides | — |
| 2016 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2017 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2020 | 0 homicides | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 homicides | — |
| 2022 | 2 homicides | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7 homicides | 0 homicides | 1 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 homicides | 0 homicides | 2 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 112 Seychelles 2.46 homicides compare
- 113 Brunei Darussalam 2 homicides
- 113 Macao 2 homicides compare
- 113 Malta 2 homicides compare
- 113 Oman 2 homicides compare
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 homicides compare
- 113 Singapore 2 homicides compare
- 113 United States Virgin Islands 2 homicides
More social development data for Bahrain
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 240 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 267 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (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 267 (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 homicides, by sex of the victim in Bahrain?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Bahrain was 2 homicides in 2022, 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 sex of the victim recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Bahrain ranks 113th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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 sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .