Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 5.45 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
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 Nicaragua is 5.45 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.0% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Nicaragua peaked at 14.18 per 100,000 people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.45 per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 59th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.48 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 10.55 per 100,000 people | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 10.76 per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.19 per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 12.25 per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 13.65 per 100,000 people | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 13.32 per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.99 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 13.2 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 14.18 per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 13.68 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.68 per 100,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 11.4 per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 9.93 per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 8.65 per 100,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 8.52 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.27 per 100,000 people | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 6.82 per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 10.66 per 100,000 people | +56.3% |
| 2019 | 7.94 per 100,000 people | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 11.35 per 100,000 people | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 5.45 per 100,000 people | -52.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 5.45 per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.99 per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 5.45 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 32% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.26 per 100,000 people | 9.48 per 100,000 people | 14.18 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.75 per 100,000 people | 6.82 per 100,000 people | 13.68 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 per 100,000 people | 5.45 per 100,000 people | 11.35 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More development goals data for Nicaragua
- Red List Index 0.8326 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 445.91 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 327.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 53 (2023)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2023)
- Infant deaths 1,246 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Nicaragua?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Nicaragua was 5.45 per 100,000 people in 2023, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 14.18 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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