Homicides in Honduras
Honduras: Homicides was 3,347 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Honduras, 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
In 2023, homicides in Honduras stood at 3,347 homicides.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Honduras peaked at 7,172 homicides in 2012 and was at its lowest, 495.53 homicides, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 17th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,312 homicides | 495.53 homicides | 2,563 homicides | 7 |
| 2000s | 3,765 homicides | 3,118 homicides | 5,280 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,478 homicides | 3,709 homicides | 7,172 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,638 homicides | 3,347 homicides | 3,931 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More social development data for Honduras
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 270 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 94,449 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.511 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.861 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.871 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.511 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.32 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.38 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Honduras?
- Homicides in Honduras was 3,347 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7,172 homicides in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 495.53 homicides in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for homicides?
- Honduras ranks 17th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.