Homicides in Indonesia
Indonesia: Homicides was 11,375 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Indonesia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 11,375 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Indonesia peaked at 12,711 deaths in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11,375 deaths, in 2021.
That places Indonesia 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,328 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 12,428 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 12,516 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 12,592 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12,675 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12,711 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12,538 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 12,364 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 12,185 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 12,023 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 11,853 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 11,894 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11,955 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 11,914 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 11,910 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 11,901 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 11,853 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 11,829 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11,694 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11,626 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 11,503 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 11,375 deaths | -1.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 11,375 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 47.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 11,375 deaths is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123.38 deaths, 92.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,436 deaths | 12,023 deaths | 12,711 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,843 deaths | 11,626 deaths | 11,955 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,439 deaths | 11,375 deaths | 11,503 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More social development data for Indonesia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,374 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 9,215 (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 Indonesia?
- Homicides in Indonesia was 11,375 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,711 deaths in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,375 deaths in 2021.
- How does Indonesia rank for homicides?
- Indonesia ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.