Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 41.52 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.52 per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
41.52 per 100,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
9.09 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 41.52 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 41.52 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.09 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.09 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 11.39 per 100,000 people | +25.3% |
| 2002 | 12.84 per 100,000 people | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 17.11 per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 19.33 per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 28.55 per 100,000 people | +47.7% |
| 2006 | 27.31 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 28.64 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 39.87 per 100,000 people | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 36.76 per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 34.11 per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 25.23 per 100,000 people | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 27.07 per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 28.81 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 28.5 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.39 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 32.22 per 100,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 34.25 per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 35.16 per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 36.3 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 26.94 per 100,000 people | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 30.38 per 100,000 people | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 40.44 per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 38.39 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 41.52 per 100,000 people | +8.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 41.52 per 100,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 per 100,000 people, 36.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 41.52 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.09 per 100,000 people | 9.09 per 100,000 people | 39.87 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1 per 100,000 people | 25.23 per 100,000 people | 36.3 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.53 per 100,000 people | 26.94 per 100,000 people | 41.52 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.77 per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 per 100,000 people compare
- 5 United States Virgin Islands 49.86 per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Saint Lucia 40.61 per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Jamaica 40.36 per 100,000 people compare
- 9 South Africa 39.72 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Red List Index 0.7554 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 32.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,281 constant US$ (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 per 100,000 population, by in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Trinidad and Tobago was 41.52 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 41.52 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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