Homicides in Latvia
Latvia: Homicides was 84.95 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Latvia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 84.95 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Latvia peaked at 326.9 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.95 deaths, in 2021.
That places Latvia 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 251.83 deaths | 161.9 deaths | 326.9 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.55 deaths | 94.48 deaths | 156.73 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.67 deaths | 84.95 deaths | 90.39 deaths | 2 |
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More social development data for Latvia
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 32,454 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 189 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.834 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.932 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.888 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.834 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.595 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.751 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Latvia?
- Homicides in Latvia was 84.95 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 326.9 deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.95 deaths in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for homicides?
- Latvia ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.