Homicides in Guyana
Guyana: Homicides was 158 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Guyana, 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
Guyana recorded 158 homicides for homicides in 2023.
The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Guyana peaked at 209 homicides in 2003 and was at its lowest, 76 homicides, in 2000.
That places Guyana 83rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110 homicides | 87 homicides | 192 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.4 homicides | 76 homicides | 209 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.6 homicides | 111 homicides | 155 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.25 homicides | 131 homicides | 158 homicides | 4 |
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More social development data for Guyana
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 342 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.515 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.771 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.821 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.515 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.283 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.328 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Guyana?
- Homicides in Guyana was 158 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 209 homicides in 2003.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 homicides in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for homicides?
- Guyana ranks 83rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.