Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Chile
Chile: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 was 6.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Chile, 2003–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Chile recorded 6.35 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Chile peaked at 6.8 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.32 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
Chile ranks 52nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.8 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 49 Cameroon 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 50 Zimbabwe 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Suriname 6.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 53 Samoa 6.26 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 54 Bermuda 6.18 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 55 Yemen 5.81 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Chile
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,358 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.86 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.781 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.93 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.574 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.93 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Chile?
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Chile was 6.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- Chile ranks 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.