Homicide rate in Guyana
Guyana: Homicide rate was 19.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicide rate in Guyana, 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
Guyana recorded 19.12 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Guyana peaked at 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.94 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2000.
That places Guyana 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.41 homicides per 100,000 population | 25.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.42 homicides per 100,000 population | 9.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 20.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 15.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 19 Mexico 24.86 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 20 Guatemala 23.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Brazil 19.28 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 Costa Rica 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 24 Curacao 16.92 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 15.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Guyana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 342 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.821 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.847 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.328 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.283 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.847 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Guyana?
- Homicide rate in Guyana was 19.12 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.94 homicides per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for homicide rate?
- Guyana ranks 22nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.