Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 626 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 626 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 626 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 120, in 2000.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 120 | — |
| 2001 | 151 | +25.8% |
| 2002 | 171 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 229 | +33.9% |
| 2004 | 260 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 386 | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 371 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 391 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 547 | +39.9% |
| 2009 | 507 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 473 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 352 | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 380 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 407 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 405 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 420 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 463 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 495 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 517 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 539 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 399 | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 452 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 605 | +33.8% |
| 2023 | 577 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 626 | +8.5% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 626 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52, 12.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 626 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 313.3 | 120 | 547 | 10 |
| 2010s | 445.1 | 352 | 539 | 10 |
| 2020s | 531.8 | 399 | 626 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More development goals data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Red List Index 0.7554 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 32.08 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,281 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Trinidad and Tobago was 626 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 626 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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