Homicides in Chile
Chile: Homicides was 1,248 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Chile, 2003–2023
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
In 2023, homicides in Chile stood at 1,248 homicides.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Chile peaked at 1,330 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 419 homicides, in 2015.
Chile ranks 33rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 585.5 homicides | 513 homicides | 630 homicides | 6 |
| 2010s | 617.2 homicides | 419 homicides | 924 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,150 homicides | 906 homicides | 1,330 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More social development data for Chile
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,631 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,358 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.926 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.86 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.839 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.574 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.781 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Chile?
- Homicides in Chile was 1,248 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 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,330 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 419 homicides in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for homicides?
- Chile ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of intentional homicides.