Male homicide victims in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Male homicide victims was 9 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Male homicide victims in Antigua and Barbuda, 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
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 9 homicides for male homicide victims in 2023.
That represents a change of up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 18 homicides in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides, in 1990.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 112th 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.
Male homicide victims in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 1 homicides | — |
| 1992 | 1 homicides | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 homicides | +300.0% |
| 1994 | 4 homicides | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 homicides | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 2 homicides | -60.0% |
| 1997 | 1 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 6.22 homicides | +522.2% |
| 2002 | 3.75 homicides | -39.7% |
| 2008 | 11 homicides | +193.3% |
| 2015 | 4 homicides | -63.6% |
| 2016 | 7 homicides | +75.0% |
| 2017 | 18 homicides | +157.1% |
| 2018 | 9 homicides | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 2 homicides | -77.8% |
| 2020 | 8 homicides | +300.0% |
| 2021 | 11 homicides | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 9 homicides | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 9 homicides | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 9 homicides is below the median for high income countries, which is 34 homicides, 26% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 9 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 376 homicides, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male homicide victims in Antigua and Barbuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +522.2% | 1 homicides | 6.22 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 homicides | 0 homicides | 5 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.99 homicides | 3.75 homicides | 11 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 homicides | 2 homicides | 18 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.25 homicides | 8 homicides | 11 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More gender data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 537 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 539 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 556 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 542 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 559 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 546 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 562 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 547 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 563 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Male homicide victims in Antigua and Barbuda was 9 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 male homicide victims recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 18 homicides in 2017.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides in 1990.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for male homicide victims?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 112th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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 Male homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.