Homicides in Eswatini
Eswatini: Homicides was 151 homicides in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Eswatini, 1990–2021
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
Eswatini recorded 151 homicides for homicides in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Eswatini peaked at 217 homicides in 2008 and was at its lowest, 102 homicides, in 2013.
Eswatini ranks 84th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 158.86 homicides | 114 homicides | 174 homicides | 7 |
| 2000s | 151.8 homicides | 121 homicides | 217 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.75 homicides | 102 homicides | 208 homicides | 8 |
| 2020s | 151 homicides | 151 homicides | 151 homicides | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More social development data for Eswatini
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 220 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.128 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.113 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.023 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.11 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Eswatini?
- Homicides in Eswatini was 151 homicides in 2021, 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 217 homicides in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 102 homicides in 2013.
- How does Eswatini rank for homicides?
- Eswatini ranks 84th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.