Homicides in Bolivia
Bolivia: Homicides was 541 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Bolivia, 2015–2023
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
Bolivia recorded 541 homicides for homicides in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Bolivia peaked at 747 homicides in 2017 and was at its lowest, 418 homicides, in 2021.
That places Bolivia 54th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Homicides in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 543 homicides | — |
| 2016 | 642 homicides | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 747 homicides | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 574 homicides | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 497 homicides | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 428 homicides | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 418 homicides | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 485 homicides | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 541 homicides | +11.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 541 homicides is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 541 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 489 homicides, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 600.6 homicides | 497 homicides | 747 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 468 homicides | 418 homicides | 541 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More social development data for Bolivia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,147 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 710 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 710 (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 in Bolivia?
- Homicides in Bolivia was 541 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 recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 747 homicides in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 418 homicides in 2021.
- How does Bolivia rank for homicides?
- Bolivia ranks 54th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.