Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 13.81 per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 13.81 per 100,000 people, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 62.9 per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.65 per 100,000 people, in 2022.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.71 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 31.87 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37.81 per 100,000 people | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 43.8 per 100,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 36.9 per 100,000 people | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 37.2 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 45.02 per 100,000 people | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 47.58 per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 52 per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 49.18 per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 45.4 per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 48.31 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 54.38 per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 62.9 per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 51.2 per 100,000 people | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 56.58 per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 47.98 per 100,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 41.03 per 100,000 people | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 29.48 per 100,000 people | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 19.28 per 100,000 people | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 12.65 per 100,000 people | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 13.81 per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.41 per 100,000 people | 31.87 per 100,000 people | 52 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.97 per 100,000 people | 41.03 per 100,000 people | 62.9 per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.8 per 100,000 people | 12.65 per 100,000 people | 29.48 per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 24 Iraq (Central Iraq) 15.4 per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 15.21 per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Guyana 14.08 per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Eswatini 13.68 per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Grenada 13.67 per 100,000 people compare
- 30 French Guiana 13.39 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Red List Index 0.7619 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18,469 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 27 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 27 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,068 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 13.81 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9 per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.65 per 100,000 people in 2022.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 27th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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