Homicide rate from firearms in Guyana
Guyana: Homicide rate from firearms was 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Guyana, 2011–2023
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 from firearms in Guyana is 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.6% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Guyana peaked at 5.87 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
Guyana ranks 27th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in Guyana, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.42 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 3.48 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 5.87 homicides per 100,000 population | +68.4% |
| 2015 | 5.67 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.19 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 2.86 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 2.53 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 4.09 homicides per 100,000 population | +61.7% |
| 2020 | 3.34 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 2.94 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population | +77.6% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.21 homicides per 100,000 population, 14.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 3.03 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 35% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 24 Peru 3.84 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 25 Paraguay 3.7 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Chile 3.32 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Argentina 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Philippines 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Suriname 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Guyana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 342 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % 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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 342 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 from firearms in Guyana?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Guyana was 3.03 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 from firearms recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.87 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Guyana rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Guyana ranks 27th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population where the weapon was a firearm.