Homicides in Haiti
Haiti: Homicides was 4,789 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Haiti, 2007–2023
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 Haiti stood at 4,789 homicides. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 119.4% on the previous year and up 360.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Haiti peaked at 4,789 homicides in 2023 and was at its lowest, 486 homicides, in 2007.
That places Haiti 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in Haiti, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 486 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 498 homicides | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 598 homicides | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 677 homicides | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 914 homicides | +35.0% |
| 2012 | 1,033 homicides | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 1,039 homicides | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 980 homicides | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1,071 homicides | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1,028 homicides | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 743 homicides | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 1,280 homicides | +72.3% |
| 2021 | 1,615 homicides | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 2,183 homicides | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 4,789 homicides | +119.4% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 4,789 homicides is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 635 homicides, 7.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 4,789 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 489 homicides, 9.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 527.33 homicides | 486 homicides | 598 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 935.62 homicides | 677 homicides | 1,071 homicides | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,467 homicides | 1,280 homicides | 4,789 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 in Haiti?
- Homicides in Haiti was 4,789 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 4,789 homicides in 2023.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 486 homicides in 2007.
- How does Haiti rank for homicides?
- Haiti ranks 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 360.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.