Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Ecuador
Ecuador: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 62.8%
World rank
30th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.2935 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
All-time low
0.0478 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Ecuador, 2014–2023
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
In 2023, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Ecuador stood at 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.8% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Ecuador peaked at 0.2935 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0478 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 30th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1873 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2015 | 0.2584 homicides per 100,000 population | +38.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2668 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0478 homicides per 100,000 population | -82.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2935 homicides per 100,000 population | +514.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1732 homicides per 100,000 population | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1826 homicides per 100,000 population | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1587 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.18 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population | -62.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2045 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0478 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2935 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1471 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1826 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 27 Canada 0.0922 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Lithuania 0.0743 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Albania 0.0725 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Netherlands 0.0668 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.066 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Hong Kong 0.0596 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Ecuador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 26,428 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,723 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Ecuador?
- Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Ecuador was 0.0669 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2935 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0478 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.