Homicides in Aruba
Aruba: Homicides was 2 homicides in 2014. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Aruba, 1990–2014
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
Aruba recorded 2 homicides for homicides in 2014.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Aruba peaked at 6 homicides in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 1990.
Aruba ranks 166th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 homicides | 0 homicides | 6 homicides | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.22 homicides | 2 homicides | 6 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.6 homicides | 2 homicides | 6 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More social development data for Aruba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 11,470 (2025)
- Homicide rate 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population (2014)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population (2014)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.93 homicides per 100,000 population (2014)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 0 homicides (2014)
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population (2014)
- Other people in need of international protection by country or territo 11,470 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Aruba?
- Homicides in Aruba was 2 homicides in 2014, 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 recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 6 homicides in 1995.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 1990.
- How does Aruba rank for homicides?
- Aruba ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2014.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicides.