Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 17.12 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.12 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
21st
of 192 countries
All-time high
17.73 per 100,000 people
in 2023
All-time low
6.32 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Costa Rica is 17.12 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Costa Rica peaked at 17.73 per 100,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.32 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 21st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.32 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 6.41 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.33 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.25 per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 6.67 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 7.86 per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 8.12 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.42 per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 11.53 per 100,000 people | +36.9% |
| 2009 | 11.67 per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.57 per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.28 per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 8.73 per 100,000 people | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 8.71 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.01 per 100,000 people | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 11.56 per 100,000 people | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 11.88 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 12.27 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.8 per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.26 per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 11.32 per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 11.62 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 12.91 per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 17.73 per 100,000 people | +37.3% |
| 2024 | 17.12 per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 17.12 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 15.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 17.12 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.06 per 100,000 people | 6.32 per 100,000 people | 11.67 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.81 per 100,000 people | 8.71 per 100,000 people | 12.27 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.14 per 100,000 people | 11.32 per 100,000 people | 17.73 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Costa Rica?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Costa Rica was 17.12 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.73 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.32 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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