Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Peru
Peru: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Peru, 2011–2021
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 Peru is 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 41.6% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Peru peaked at 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.08 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
That places Peru 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Peru, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.08 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 11.06 homicides per 100,000 population | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 11.37 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.89 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.52 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 11.98 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.64 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.27 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +41.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Peru's 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 35 Barbados 14.77 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 El Salvador 14.25 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Russia 13.8 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
- 41 Paraguay 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Peru
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,788 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Peru?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Peru was 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 13.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.