Homicides, by sex of the victim in Haiti
Haiti: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 513 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Haiti, 2013–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicides, by sex of the victim in Haiti is 513 homicides, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 177.3% on the previous year and up 632.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Haiti peaked at 513 homicides in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58 homicides, in 2018.
Haiti ranks 18th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Haiti, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70 homicides | — |
| 2014 | 86 homicides | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 89 homicides | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 79 homicides | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 58 homicides | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 87 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 112 homicides | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 185 homicides | +65.2% |
| 2023 | 513 homicides | +177.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.4 homicides | 58 homicides | 89 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 224.25 homicides | 87 homicides | 513 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More social development data for Haiti
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,702 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 16.67 % 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 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,702 (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 homicides, by sex of the victim in Haiti?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Haiti was 513 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 513 homicides in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 homicides in 2018.
- How does Haiti rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Haiti ranks 18th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 632.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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 .