Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Venezuela
Venezuela: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
90.07 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
5th
of 138 countries
All-time high
106.54 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
All-time low
23.01 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1990
Years of data
24
1990–2017
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Venezuela, 1990–2017
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 Venezuela is 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Venezuela peaked at 106.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.01 homicides per 100,000 population, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 5th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.01 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1992 | 29.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 37.4 homicides per 100,000 population | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 40.45 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 40.55 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 33.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 35.31 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 46.06 homicides per 100,000 population | +30.4% |
| 2000 | 61.08 homicides per 100,000 population | +32.6% |
| 2001 | 59.79 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 68.92 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 82.25 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 69.25 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 70.27 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 85.19 homicides per 100,000 population | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 90.42 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 98.96 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 93.24 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 85.58 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 91.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 102.84 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 96.12 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 106.54 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 18.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 3.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 46.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2000s | 77.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 59.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 98.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 85.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 106.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 2 United States Virgin Islands 100.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 92.91 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Jamaica 91.55 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Ecuador 84.51 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 7 Haiti 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 South Africa 73.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Venezuela
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14,333 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 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 Venezuela?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Venezuela was 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 106.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.01 homicides per 100,000 population in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Venezuela ranks 5th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.