Homicides in Cambodia
Cambodia: Homicides was 268 homicides in 2011. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Cambodia, 1992–2011
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 2011, homicides in Cambodia stood at 268 homicides. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Cambodia peaked at 793 homicides in 1998 and was at its lowest, 268 homicides, in 2011.
Cambodia ranks 74th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Homicides in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 429 homicides | — |
| 1993 | 599 homicides | +39.6% |
| 1994 | 303 homicides | -49.4% |
| 1995 | 397 homicides | +31.0% |
| 1996 | 542 homicides | +36.5% |
| 1997 | 317 homicides | -41.5% |
| 1998 | 793 homicides | +150.2% |
| 1999 | 581 homicides | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 571 homicides | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 407 homicides | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 425 homicides | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 509 homicides | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 511 homicides | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 448 homicides | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 400 homicides | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 393 homicides | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 333 homicides | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 331 homicides | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 331 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 268 homicides | -19.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 268 homicides is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 268 homicides is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75 homicides, 3.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 495.12 homicides | 303 homicides | 793 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 432.8 homicides | 331 homicides | 571 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 299.5 homicides | 268 homicides | 331 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (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 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Cambodia?
- Homicides in Cambodia was 268 homicides in 2011, 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 793 homicides in 1998.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 268 homicides in 2011.
- How does Cambodia rank for homicides?
- Cambodia ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.