Female homicide rate in Barbados
Barbados: Female homicide rate was 0.6804 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide rate in Barbados, 1990–2023
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
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Barbados is 0.6804 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Barbados peaked at 8.23 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.633 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2004.
That places Barbados 92nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Female homicide rate in Barbados, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.23 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 6.72 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | -55.7% |
| 1993 | 3.71 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 4.43 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 3.69 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 3.68 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 5.47 homicides per 100,000 population | +66.8% |
| 2003 | 7.96 homicides per 100,000 population | +45.7% |
| 2004 | 0.633 homicides per 100,000 population | -92.1% |
| 2005 | 6.55 homicides per 100,000 population | +934.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | -83.5% |
| 2007 | 4.24 homicides per 100,000 population | +292.1% |
| 2008 | 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 5.56 homicides per 100,000 population | +165.5% |
| 2011 | 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -75.1% |
| 2012 | 1.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.83 homicides per 100,000 population | +249.2% |
| 2014 | 2.07 homicides per 100,000 population | -57.2% |
| 2015 | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.5% |
| 2017 | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.74 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.7% |
| 2019 | 3.42 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 2.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -40.1% |
| 2021 | 4.09 homicides per 100,000 population | +99.7% |
| 2022 | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6804 homicides per 100,000 population | -50.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.6804 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 97% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.6804 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide rate in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +934.3% | 0.633 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.55 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.633 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6804 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 89 France 0.7233 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 90 Jordan 0.7225 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 91 Armenia 0.6971 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 93 Romania 0.6629 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 94 Norway 0.6574 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 95 Serbia 0.6467 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Barbados
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 46.7 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6214 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 235.79 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 235.79 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Barbados?
- Female homicide rate in Barbados was 0.6804 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 female homicide rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.633 homicides per 100,000 population in 2004.
- How does Barbados rank for female homicide rate?
- Barbados ranks 92nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .