Homicide rate in Colombia
Colombia: Homicide rate was 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Colombia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, homicide rate in Colombia stood at 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Colombia peaked at 100.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Colombia ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 55.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 100.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 62.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 6 Lesotho 39.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Belize 38.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 37.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 34.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 South Africa 32.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Brazil 32.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Colombia
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,464 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 79,669 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.679 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.81 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.89 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.679 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.467 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Colombia?
- Homicide rate in Colombia was 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for homicide rate?
- Colombia ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.