Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Paraguay
Paraguay: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
11.45 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
41st
of 138 countries
All-time high
27.34 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2008
All-time low
11.45 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Years of data
17
2007–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Paraguay, 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 by sex of the victim in Paraguay is 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Paraguay peaked at 27.34 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 41st of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 26.28 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 27.34 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 26.3 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 20.31 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 19.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 18.32 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 16.66 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 18.07 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 19.53 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 15.18 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 13.43 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 15.27 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 12.42 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 13.74 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 12.94 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 42% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 26.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 27.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.74 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 38 Peru 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Bermuda 12.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 11.59 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 42 Chile 11.36 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Suriname 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 162 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Paraguay?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Paraguay was 11.45 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 by sex of the victim recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27.34 homicides per 100,000 population in 2008.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Paraguay ranks 41st out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.