Homicides in Bhutan
Bhutan: Homicides was 19 homicides in 2020. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Bhutan, 1990–2020
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.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 19 homicides for homicides in 2020.
That represents a change of up 137.5% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Bhutan peaked at 33 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5 homicides, in 2003.
That places Bhutan 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7 homicides | 7 homicides | 27 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4 homicides | 5 homicides | 19 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.33 homicides | 8 homicides | 33 homicides | 9 |
| 2020s | 19 homicides | 19 homicides | 19 homicides | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More social development data for Bhutan
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,257 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.566 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.682 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.609 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.566 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.349 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.457 (2025)
- Varieties of democracy 0.566 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Bhutan?
- Homicides in Bhutan was 19 homicides 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 homicides recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 33 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 homicides in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for homicides?
- Bhutan ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.