Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Haiti
Haiti: Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 was 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Haiti, 2007–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Haiti is 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 116.9% on the previous year and up 304.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Haiti peaked at 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.18 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2007.
Haiti ranks 8th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.17 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.78 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 5 Jamaica 49.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Ecuador 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 7 South Africa 43.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 40.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Saint Lucia 39.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Lesotho 38.24 homicides per 100,000 population
More social development data for Haiti
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 180,702 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.612 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.098 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.743 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.119 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.743 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Haiti?
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 in Haiti was 41.15 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.18 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- How does Haiti rank for homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020?
- Haiti ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 304.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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.