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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 7,374 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,215 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.462 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.688 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.638 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.462 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.298 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.296 (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.