Homicide rate in Ecuador
Ecuador: Homicide rate was 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicide rate in Ecuador, 1990–2023
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 in Ecuador is 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.8% on the previous year and up 319.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Ecuador peaked at 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.79 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.
That places Ecuador 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.89 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 17.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.32 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 4 United States Virgin Islands 49.86 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Jamaica 49.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 7 South Africa 43.72 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Haiti 41.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 40.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,723 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.719 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.692 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.386 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.462 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.692 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Ecuador?
- Homicide rate in Ecuador was 45.72 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 recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.72 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.79 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for homicide rate?
- Ecuador ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.