Male homicide victims in Thailand
Thailand: Male homicide victims was 2,245 homicides in 2014. ▼ Falling
Male homicide victims in Thailand, 1995–2014
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
In 2014, male homicide victims in Thailand stood at 2,245 homicides. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Thailand peaked at 5,482 homicides in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,245 homicides, in 2014.
That places Thailand 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in Thailand, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3,830 homicides | — |
| 1996 | 3,734 homicides | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 4,026 homicides | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 4,550 homicides | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 4,238 homicides | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 4,240 homicides | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,840 homicides | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 5,482 homicides | +42.7% |
| 2004 | 3,769 homicides | -31.2% |
| 2005 | 4,184 homicides | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 4,107 homicides | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,839 homicides | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 3,448 homicides | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 3,211 homicides | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 3,197 homicides | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,862 homicides | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 2,848 homicides | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,516 homicides | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 2,245 homicides | -10.7% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 2,245 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 145.5 homicides, 15.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 2,245 homicides is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.5 homicides, 26.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male homicide victims in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +42.7% | 3,840 homicides | 5,482 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,076 homicides | 3,734 homicides | 4,550 homicides | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,013 homicides | 3,211 homicides | 5,482 homicides | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,734 homicides | 2,245 homicides | 3,197 homicides | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 62,045 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 62,045 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1546 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Thailand?
- Male homicide victims in Thailand was 2,245 homicides in 2014, 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,482 homicides in 2003.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,245 homicides in 2014.
- How does Thailand rank for male homicide victims?
- Thailand ranks 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2014.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.