Homicide rate by sex of the victim in El Salvador
El Salvador: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
14.25 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 55.1%
World rank
36th
of 138 countries
All-time high
206.46 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2015
All-time low
14.25 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2022
Years of data
18
2005–2022
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in El Salvador, 2005–2022
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 by sex of the victim in El Salvador is 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.1% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in El Salvador peaked at 206.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 36th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 121.29 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 121.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 110.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 99.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 131.47 homicides per 100,000 population | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 118.42 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 128.96 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 77.97 homicides per 100,000 population | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 78.48 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 123.52 homicides per 100,000 population | +57.4% |
| 2015 | 206.46 homicides per 100,000 population | +67.2% |
| 2016 | 160.96 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 117.5 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 99.42 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 71.91 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 40.03 homicides per 100,000 population | -44.3% |
| 2021 | 31.76 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population | -55.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 52% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 116.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 99.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 131.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 118.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 71.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 206.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 40.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 33 Anguilla 15.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Uganda 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Barbados 14.77 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Russia 13.8 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Peru 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Bermuda 12.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in El Salvador?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in El Salvador was 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 by sex of the victim recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 206.46 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- El Salvador ranks 36th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.