Homicides in Vietnam
Vietnam: Homicides was 1,358 homicides in 2011. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Vietnam, 2001–2011
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 Vietnam stood at 1,358 homicides. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Vietnam peaked at 1,358 homicides in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,004 homicides, in 2001.
Vietnam ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Homicides in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,004 homicides | — |
| 2002 | 1,067 homicides | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 1,059 homicides | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,063 homicides | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,053 homicides | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,048 homicides | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,168 homicides | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1,092 homicides | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 1,233 homicides | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 1,336 homicides | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1,358 homicides | +1.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1,358 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 5.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1,358 homicides is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75 homicides, 18.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,087 homicides | 1,004 homicides | 1,233 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,347 homicides | 1,336 homicides | 1,358 homicides | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More social development data for Vietnam
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,636 (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 Vietnam?
- Homicides in Vietnam was 1,358 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1,358 homicides in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,004 homicides in 2001.
- How does Vietnam rank for homicides?
- Vietnam ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2011.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.