Homicides in Brunei
Brunei: Homicides was 2 homicides in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Brunei, 1996–2013
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
Brunei recorded 2 homicides for homicides in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Brunei peaked at 9 homicides in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1 homicides, in 2008.
Brunei ranks 166th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.25 homicides | 4 homicides | 9 homicides | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.62 homicides | 1 homicides | 4 homicides | 8 |
| 2010s | 2 homicides | 1 homicides | 4 homicides | 4 |
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More social development data for Brunei
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.97 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 170 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 7 (2025)
- Freedom Score 27 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- Full democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Brunei?
- Homicides in Brunei was 2 homicides in 2013, 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 9 homicides in 1996.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 homicides in 2008.
- How does Brunei rank for homicides?
- Brunei ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2013.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.