Homicide rate from firearms in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Homicide rate from firearms was 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate from firearms in Nicaragua, 2010–2021
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 2021, homicide rate from firearms in Nicaragua stood at 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.0% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate from firearms in Nicaragua peaked at 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Nicaragua ranks 32nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Homicide rate from firearms in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -52.4% |
| 2017 | 2.96 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 6.28 homicides per 100,000 population | +112.2% |
| 2019 | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -39.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1998 homicides per 100,000 population, 10.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.57 homicides per 100,000 population, 24% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.96 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 29 Philippines 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Suriname 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Cape Verde 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Egypt 2.02 homicides per 100,000 population
- 34 Thailand 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Albania 0.8892 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate from firearms in Nicaragua?
- Homicide rate from firearms in Nicaragua was 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7.11 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010.
- What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for homicide rate from firearms?
- Nicaragua ranks 32nd out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate from firearms rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.