Homicide rate from firearms in Honduras
Honduras: Homicide rate from firearms was 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Honduras, 2012–2023
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 Honduras is 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Honduras peaked at 68.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 7th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Homicide rate from firearms in Honduras, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 68.59 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 62.99 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 53.75 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 42.56 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 42.08 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 29.28 homicides per 100,000 population | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 27.19 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 30.24 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 26.97 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 28.69 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 26.64 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1998 homicides per 100,000 population, 115.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.58 homicides per 100,000 population | 27.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 68.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 28.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 4 Ecuador 39.53 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 31.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Bahamas 29.43 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Belize 22.6 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 21.07 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Colombia 17.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Honduras
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0086 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (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 Honduras?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Honduras was 23.15 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Honduras ranks 7th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.