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.
Homicides in Brunei, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9 homicides | — |
| 1997 | 8 homicides | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 4 homicides | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 4 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 2 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 2 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 homicides | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 3 homicides | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 1 homicides | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 homicides | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 2 homicides | -50.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 2 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5 homicides, 4% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 2 homicides is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75 homicides, 3% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +300.0% | 1 homicides | 4 homicides |
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 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 166 Andorra 2 homicides compare
- 166 Aruba 2 homicides compare
- 166 British Virgin Islands 2 homicides compare
- 166 Liechtenstein 2 homicides compare
- 166 Qatar 2 homicides compare
More social development data for Brunei
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre (2023)
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.