Homicides in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Homicides was 3,830 homicides in 2018. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Bangladesh, 2000–2018
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
The most recent figure for homicides in Bangladesh is 3,830 homicides, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Bangladesh peaked at 4,514 homicides in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,343 homicides, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 15th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Homicides in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,343 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 3,678 homicides | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 3,503 homicides | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3,471 homicides | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 3,902 homicides | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 3,592 homicides | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 4,166 homicides | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 3,863 homicides | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 4,099 homicides | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 4,219 homicides | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 3,988 homicides | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3,966 homicides | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,114 homicides | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4,393 homicides | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 4,514 homicides | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4,035 homicides | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 3,591 homicides | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 3,549 homicides | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,830 homicides | +7.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 3,830 homicides is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 6.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 3,830 homicides is above the median for South Asia, which is 679.5 homicides, 5.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,784 homicides | 3,343 homicides | 4,219 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,998 homicides | 3,549 homicides | 4,514 homicides | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 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 in Bangladesh?
- Homicides in Bangladesh was 3,830 homicides in 2018, 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 4,514 homicides in 2014.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,343 homicides in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for homicides?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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Number of intentional homicides.