Homicides in Armenia
Armenia: Homicides was 109.98 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Armenia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Armenia is 109.98 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Armenia peaked at 137.77 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 109.98 deaths, in 2021.
Armenia ranks 127th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125.46 deaths | 117.29 deaths | 137.77 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.34 deaths | 110.74 deaths | 124.53 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.06 deaths | 109.98 deaths | 110.13 deaths | 2 |
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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 109.98 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 137.77 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.98 deaths in 2021.
- How does Armenia rank for homicides?
- Armenia ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.