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.
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 |
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More social development data for Armenia
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,578 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.614 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.732 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.869 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.614 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.319 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.371 (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.