Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Honduras
Honduras: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 2,589 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Honduras is 2,589, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Honduras peaked at 7,172 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 496, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 496 | — |
| 1991 | 704 | +41.9% |
| 1992 | 955 | +35.7% |
| 1993 | 1,253 | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 1,682 | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 1,534 | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 2,563 | +67.1% |
| 2000 | 3,176 | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 3,488 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 3,623 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 4,073 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 3,639 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 3,212 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 3,118 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,588 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 4,455 | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 5,280 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 6,236 | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 7,104 | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 7,172 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6,431 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 5,891 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 5,148 | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 5,150 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,864 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 3,709 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 4,078 | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 3,613 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 3,931 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 3,659 | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 3,347 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 2,589 | -22.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2,589 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 607, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2,589 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 7.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,312 | 496 | 2,563 | 7 |
| 2000s | 3,765 | 3,118 | 5,280 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,478 | 3,709 | 7,172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,428 | 2,589 | 3,931 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More development goals data for Honduras
- Red List Index 0.7309 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 967.84 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 416.35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 70 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 70 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,979 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Honduras?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Honduras was 2,589 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7,172 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 496 in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Honduras ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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