Homicides, by sex of the victim in El Salvador
El Salvador: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 71 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicides, by sex of the victim in El Salvador, 2005–2022
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
El Salvador recorded 71 homicides for homicides, by sex of the victim in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 46.6% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in El Salvador peaked at 628 homicides in 2011 and was at its lowest, 71 homicides, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 397.91 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 447.42 homicides | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 340 homicides | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 317 homicides | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 592 homicides | +86.8% |
| 2010 | 562 homicides | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 628 homicides | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 322 homicides | -48.7% |
| 2013 | 217 homicides | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 294 homicides | +35.5% |
| 2015 | 574.95 homicides | +95.6% |
| 2016 | 524 homicides | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 469 homicides | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 386 homicides | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 230 homicides | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 131 homicides | -43.0% |
| 2021 | 133 homicides | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71 homicides | -46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 418.87 homicides | 317 homicides | 592 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 420.69 homicides | 217 homicides | 628 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.67 homicides | 71 homicides | 133 homicides | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides, by sex of the victim in El Salvador?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in El Salvador was 71 homicides in 2022, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 628 homicides in 2011.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 homicides in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 .