Homicides in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Homicides was 754 homicides in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Nicaragua, 1990–2021
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 2021, homicides in Nicaragua stood at 754 homicides.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Nicaragua peaked at 826 homicides in 1992 and was at its lowest, 431 homicides, in 2017.
Nicaragua ranks 44th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 696.5 homicides | 561 homicides | 826 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 655.1 homicides | 476 homicides | 802 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 592 homicides | 431 homicides | 785 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 754 homicides | 754 homicides | 754 homicides | 1 |
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More social development data for Nicaragua
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 35,341 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.151 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.018 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.042 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.151 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.098 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Nicaragua?
- Homicides in Nicaragua was 754 homicides in 2021, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 826 homicides in 1992.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 431 homicides in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for homicides?
- Nicaragua ranks 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.