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Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Barbados

Barbados: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.44 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 51.2%
World rank
45th
of 179 countries
All-time high
17.07 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
All-time low
6.49 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1995
Years of data
32
1990–2023

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 13.1 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 8.1 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 8.5 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 8 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 7.6 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 6.5 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 7.6 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 8.8 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 7.6 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 9.5 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 9.5 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 12.4 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 8.2 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 10.8 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 13 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 9.2 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 8.4 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 6.9 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 11.3 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 9.8 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 8.6 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 9 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 11.1 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 10.7 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 10 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 17.1 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 14.6 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 11.3 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 15.2 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 7.4 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

In 2023, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados stood at 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population.

The figure is down 51.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados peaked at 17.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1995.

Barbados ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 13.15 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 8.1 homicides per 100,000 population -38.4%
1992 8.45 homicides per 100,000 population +4.4%
1993 8.05 homicides per 100,000 population -4.8%
1994 7.64 homicides per 100,000 population -5.0%
1995 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population -15.1%
1998 7.62 homicides per 100,000 population +17.5%
1999 8.76 homicides per 100,000 population +15.0%
2000 7.63 homicides per 100,000 population -12.9%
2001 9.53 homicides per 100,000 population +24.8%
2002 9.46 homicides per 100,000 population -0.7%
2003 12.42 homicides per 100,000 population +31.2%
2004 8.23 homicides per 100,000 population -33.7%
2005 10.79 homicides per 100,000 population +31.1%
2006 12.96 homicides per 100,000 population +20.1%
2007 9.22 homicides per 100,000 population -28.9%
2008 8.43 homicides per 100,000 population -8.5%
2009 6.93 homicides per 100,000 population -17.8%
2010 11.26 homicides per 100,000 population +62.5%
2011 9.78 homicides per 100,000 population -13.2%
2012 7.94 homicides per 100,000 population -18.8%
2013 8.64 homicides per 100,000 population +8.8%
2014 8.98 homicides per 100,000 population +3.9%
2015 11.11 homicides per 100,000 population +23.7%
2016 7.87 homicides per 100,000 population -29.2%
2017 10.71 homicides per 100,000 population +36.1%
2018 9.97 homicides per 100,000 population -6.8%
2019 17.07 homicides per 100,000 population +71.1%
2020 14.55 homicides per 100,000 population -14.7%
2021 11.34 homicides per 100,000 population -22.1%
2022 15.23 homicides per 100,000 population +34.3%
2023 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population -51.2%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population, 6.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 44% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.53 homicides per 100,000 population 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population 13.15 homicides per 100,000 population 8
2000s 9.56 homicides per 100,000 population 6.93 homicides per 100,000 population 12.96 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 10.33 homicides per 100,000 population 7.87 homicides per 100,000 population 17.07 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 12.14 homicides per 100,000 population 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population 15.23 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 42 Seychelles 7.97 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 43 El Salvador 7.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 44 Russia 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 46 Kiribati 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 47 Cape Verde 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 48 Paraguay 6.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 7.44 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 17.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 6.49 homicides per 100,000 population in 1995.
How does Barbados rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
Barbados ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,154 data points, 1990–2024
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