Homicide rate in Curacao
Curacao: Homicide rate was 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007. ▼ Falling
Latest (2007)
16.92 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 43.4%
World rank
24th
of 179 countries
All-time high
29.07 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2003
All-time low
6.91 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2001
Years of data
7
2001–2007
Homicide rate in Curacao, 2001–2007
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
In 2007, homicide rate in Curacao stood at 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 43.4% on the previous year and up 144.9% over ten years.
That places Curacao 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 21 Brazil 19.28 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Guyana 19.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Costa Rica 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Grenada 13.67 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 French Guiana 13.39 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Curacao
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 0 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 6,903 (2025)
- Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people (2024)
- Homicides 26 homicides (2007)
- Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population (2007)
- Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population (2007)
- Homicides, by sex of the victim 3 homicides (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Curacao?
- Homicide rate in Curacao was 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007, 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 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 29.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.91 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Curacao rank for homicide rate?
- Curacao ranks 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2007.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.