Homicides, by sex of the victim in Mexico
Mexico: Homicides, by sex of the victim was 3,739 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,739 homicides
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
5th
of 138 countries
All-time high
4,002 homicides
in 2021
All-time low
1,084 homicides
in 2007
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicides, by sex of the victim in Mexico, 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
The most recent figure for homicides, by sex of the victim in Mexico is 3,739 homicides, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides, by sex of the victim in Mexico peaked at 4,002 homicides in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,084 homicides, in 2007.
Mexico ranks 5th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,523 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 1,538 homicides | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,627 homicides | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1,555 homicides | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1,478 homicides | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 1,527 homicides | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1,462 homicides | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1,372 homicides | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 1,533 homicides | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 1,412 homicides | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 1,285 homicides | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 1,284 homicides | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,281 homicides | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,318 homicides | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1,207 homicides | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1,299 homicides | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1,299 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,084 homicides | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 1,426 homicides | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 1,929 homicides | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 2,418 homicides | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 2,693 homicides | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 2,764 homicides | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2,648 homicides | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2,408 homicides | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 2,383 homicides | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,813 homicides | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 3,430 homicides | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 3,752 homicides | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 3,893 homicides | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 3,957 homicides | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4,002 homicides | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3,928 homicides | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 3,739 homicides | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,503 homicides | 1,372 homicides | 1,627 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,341 homicides | 1,084 homicides | 1,929 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,920 homicides | 2,383 homicides | 3,893 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,906 homicides | 3,739 homicides | 4,002 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 2 United States 4,359 homicides compare
- 3 Brazil 4,202 homicides compare
- 4 South Africa 3,914 homicides compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2,046 homicides compare
- 7 Colombia 912 homicides compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 788 homicides compare
More social development data for Mexico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 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 Mexico?
- Homicides, by sex of the victim in Mexico was 3,739 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,002 homicides in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides, by sex of the victim recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,084 homicides in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides, by sex of the victim rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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 .