Homicides by firearm in Honduras
Honduras: Homicides by firearm was 2,464 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides by firearm 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.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 2,464 homicides for homicides by firearm in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides by firearm in Honduras peaked at 5,978 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,464 homicides, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,101 homicides | 2,655 homicides | 5,978 homicides | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,733 homicides | 2,464 homicides | 2,952 homicides | 4 |
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- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.511 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.861 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.871 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.511 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.32 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.38 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides by firearm in Honduras?
- Homicides by firearm in Honduras was 2,464 homicides 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 homicides by firearm recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5,978 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides by firearm recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,464 homicides in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for homicides by firearm?
- Honduras ranks 7th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides by firearm rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. 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 Homicides by firearm. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides where the weapon was a firearm.