Homicides in Colombia
Colombia: Homicides was 13,035 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Colombia, 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
Colombia recorded 13,035 homicides for homicides in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Colombia peaked at 28,441 homicides in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11,464 homicides, in 2020.
Colombia ranks 6th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,277 homicides | 22,321 homicides | 28,441 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,124 homicides | 15,817 homicides | 28,387 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,763 homicides | 11,678 homicides | 16,440 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,625 homicides | 11,464 homicides | 13,094 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More social development data for Colombia
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,464 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 79,669 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.679 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.81 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.89 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.679 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.467 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Colombia?
- Homicides in Colombia was 13,035 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,441 homicides in 1993.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,464 homicides in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for homicides?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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Number of intentional homicides.