Homicides in Paraguay
Paraguay: Homicides was 464 homicides in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Paraguay, 2000–2023
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
The most recent figure for homicides in Paraguay is 464 homicides, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Paraguay peaked at 1,372 homicides in 2002 and was at its lowest, 464 homicides, in 2023.
Paraguay ranks 63rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Homicides in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 995 homicides | — |
| 2001 | 1,314 homicides | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 1,372 homicides | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1,285 homicides | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1,209 homicides | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 887 homicides | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 742 homicides | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 783 homicides | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 833 homicides | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 821 homicides | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 741 homicides | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 657 homicides | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 649 homicides | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 604 homicides | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 578 homicides | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 617 homicides | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 669 homicides | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 541 homicides | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 497 homicides | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 554 homicides | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 481 homicides | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 525 homicides | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 512 homicides | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 464 homicides | -9.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 464 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 241.5 homicides, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 464 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 489 homicides, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,024 homicides | 742 homicides | 1,372 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 610.7 homicides | 497 homicides | 741 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 495.5 homicides | 464 homicides | 525 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More social development data for Paraguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,621 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 162 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 162 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Paraguay?
- Homicides in Paraguay was 464 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,372 homicides in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 464 homicides in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for homicides?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.