Homicides in Burundi
Burundi: Homicides was 635 homicides in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
635 homicides
Change on year
up 37.7%
World rank
48th
of 179 countries
All-time high
635 homicides
in 2016
All-time low
461 homicides
in 2015
Years of data
5
2012–2016
Homicides in Burundi, 2012–2016
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
In 2016, homicides in Burundi stood at 635 homicides. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 37.7% on the previous year and up 27.0% over five years.
Burundi ranks 48th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicides in Burundi, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 500 homicides | — |
| 2013 | 520 homicides | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 564 homicides | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 461 homicides | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 635 homicides | +37.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 635 homicides is above the median for low income countries, which is 553.5 homicides, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 635 homicides is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 539.5 homicides, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burundi
More social development data for Burundi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0221 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 318,291 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Burundi?
- Homicides in Burundi was 635 homicides in 2016, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 635 homicides in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 461 homicides in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for homicides?
- Burundi ranks 48th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Burundi 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.