Female homicide victims in Barbados
Barbados: Female homicide victims was 1 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide victims 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Barbados is 1 homicides, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Barbados peaked at 11 homicides in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.88 homicides, in 2004.
That places Barbados 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Female homicide victims in Barbados, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 9 homicides | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 4 homicides | -55.6% |
| 1993 | 5 homicides | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 6 homicides | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 5 homicides | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 5 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.46 homicides | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 7.5 homicides | +68.0% |
| 2003 | 11 homicides | +46.7% |
| 2004 | 0.88 homicides | -92.0% |
| 2005 | 9.16 homicides | +940.7% |
| 2006 | 1.52 homicides | -83.4% |
| 2007 | 6 homicides | +294.3% |
| 2008 | 4 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 3 homicides | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 8 homicides | +166.7% |
| 2011 | 2 homicides | -75.0% |
| 2012 | 2 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 homicides | +250.0% |
| 2014 | 3 homicides | -57.1% |
| 2015 | 3 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 homicides | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 2 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 5 homicides | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 3 homicides | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 6 homicides | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 homicides | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 1 homicides | -50.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 6% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide victims 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 | +940.7% | 0.88 homicides | 9.16 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.67 homicides | 4 homicides | 11 homicides | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.25 homicides | 0.88 homicides | 11 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 homicides | 2 homicides | 8 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 homicides | 1 homicides | 6 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 1 homicides compare
- 121 British Virgin Islands 1 homicides compare
- 121 Grenada 1 homicides compare
- 121 Iceland 1 homicides compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montenegro 1 homicides compare
- 121 Montserrat 1 homicides compare
- 121 Tonga 1 homicides 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 victims in Barbados?
- Female homicide victims in Barbados was 1 homicides 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 victims recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 11 homicides in 1990.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 homicides in 2004.
- How does Barbados rank for female homicide victims?
- Barbados ranks 121st out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .