Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uruguay
Uruguay: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.78 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
27th
of 138 countries
All-time high
22.11 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
All-time low
9.81 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2011
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uruguay, 2006–2023
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 Uruguay is 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uruguay peaked at 22.11 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.81 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 27th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.97 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2007 | 10.15 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 11.07 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 11.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.21 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 9.81 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 14.18 homicides per 100,000 population | +44.6% |
| 2013 | 12.71 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 13.35 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.89 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 13.55 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 13.88 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 22.11 homicides per 100,000 population | +59.3% |
| 2019 | 21 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 18.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 16.15 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 20.37 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.2% |
| 2023 | 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population, 13.7× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 16.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 24 Seychelles 24.17 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Panama 21.71 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 20.27 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Nicaragua 19.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 19.58 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Cayman Islands 16.71 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Uruguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 126 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (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 126 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 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 Uruguay?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Uruguay was 19.78 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 22.11 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.