Homicides in Thailand
Thailand: Homicides was 3,307 homicides in 2011. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Thailand, 1990–2011
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
The most recent figure for homicides in Thailand is 3,307 homicides, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Thailand peaked at 6,434 homicides in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,307 homicides, in 2011.
Thailand ranks 19th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Thailand, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,344 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 5,586 homicides | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 5,959 homicides | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 5,482 homicides | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 5,006 homicides | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 4,542 homicides | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 4,474 homicides | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 4,787 homicides | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 5,361 homicides | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 5,052 homicides | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 5,142 homicides | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5,020 homicides | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4,538 homicides | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 6,434 homicides | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 4,273 homicides | -33.6% |
| 2005 | 4,806 homicides | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 4,687 homicides | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 4,435 homicides | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 3,974 homicides | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 3,703 homicides | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 3,654 homicides | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,307 homicides | -9.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 3,307 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 13.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 3,307 homicides is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75 homicides, 44.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,159 homicides | 4,474 homicides | 5,959 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,701 homicides | 3,703 homicides | 6,434 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,480 homicides | 3,307 homicides | 3,654 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (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 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Thailand?
- Homicides in Thailand was 3,307 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6,434 homicides in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,307 homicides in 2011.
- How does Thailand rank for homicides?
- Thailand ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.