Homicides in Armenia
Armenia: Homicides was 17 deaths in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Armenia, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 17 deaths for homicides in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.5% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Armenia peaked at 933 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9 deaths, in 2018.
That places Armenia 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in Armenia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59 deaths | — |
| 1982 | 64 deaths | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 49 deaths | -23.4% |
| 1986 | 45 deaths | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 62 deaths | +37.8% |
| 1988 | 86 deaths | +38.7% |
| 1989 | 96 deaths | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 203 deaths | +111.5% |
| 1991 | 250 deaths | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 933 deaths | +273.2% |
| 1993 | 288 deaths | -69.1% |
| 1994 | 179 deaths | -37.8% |
| 1995 | 164 deaths | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 114 deaths | -30.5% |
| 1997 | 97 deaths | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 96 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 98 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 88 deaths | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 67 deaths | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 70 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 60 deaths | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 58 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 53 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 56 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 55 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 43 deaths | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 39 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 54 deaths | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 34 deaths | -37.0% |
| 2014 | 34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 deaths | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 34 deaths | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 37 deaths | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 9 deaths | -75.7% |
| 2019 | 24 deaths | +166.7% |
| 2020 | 18 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 21 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 41 deaths | +95.2% |
| 2023 | 17 deaths | -58.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 17 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 deaths, 13% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 17 deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.5 deaths, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +273.2% | 250 deaths | 933 deaths |
| 2019 | +166.7% | 9 deaths | 24 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.86 deaths | 45 deaths | 96 deaths | 7 |
| 1990s | 242.2 deaths | 96 deaths | 933 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.38 deaths | 53 deaths | 88 deaths | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.6 deaths | 9 deaths | 54 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.25 deaths | 17 deaths | 41 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 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 Armenia?
- Homicides in Armenia was 17 deaths in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 933 deaths in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 deaths in 2018.
- How does Armenia rank for homicides?
- Armenia ranks 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides.