Homicides, by sex of the victim in Brazil
Brazil: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 4,202 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,202 homicides
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 138 countries
All-time high
4,931 homicides
in 2017
All-time low
2,196 homicides
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Brazil, 1990–2023
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
Brazil recorded 4,202 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Brazil peaked at 4,931 homicides in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,196 homicides, in 1992.
That places Brazil 3rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Brazil, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,371 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 2,501 homicides | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 2,196 homicides | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 2,404 homicides | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 2,603 homicides | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 3,049 homicides | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 3,682 homicides | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 3,587 homicides | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3,503 homicides | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 3,536 homicides | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3,743 homicides | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 3,851 homicides | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3,870 homicides | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,938 homicides | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,834 homicides | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3,886 homicides | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,022 homicides | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 3,776 homicides | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 4,027 homicides | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 4,265 homicides | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 4,466 homicides | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 4,516 homicides | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4,723 homicides | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 4,767 homicides | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4,834 homicides | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 4,619 homicides | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 4,644 homicides | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4,931 homicides | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4,515 homicides | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 3,731 homicides | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 4,288 homicides | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 4,261 homicides | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 4,183 homicides | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 4,202 homicides | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,943 homicides | 2,196 homicides | 3,682 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,921 homicides | 3,743 homicides | 4,265 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,575 homicides | 3,731 homicides | 4,931 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,234 homicides | 4,183 homicides | 4,288 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 India 16,379 homicides compare
- 2 United States of America 4,359 homicides compare
- 4 South Africa 3,914 homicides compare
- 5 Mexico 3,739 homicides compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2,046 homicides compare
More social development data for Brazil
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 278,966 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 6,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 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 homicides, by sex of the victim in Brazil?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Brazil was 4,202 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 sex of the victim recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4,931 homicides in 2017.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,196 homicides in 1992.
- How does Brazil rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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 sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .