Homicides in Uruguay
Uruguay: Homicides was 381 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Uruguay, 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
The most recent figure for homicides in Uruguay is 381 homicides, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Uruguay peaked at 421 homicides in 2018 and was at its lowest, 182 homicides, in 1992.
Uruguay ranks 65th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 210.12 homicides | 182 homicides | 244 homicides | 8 |
| 2000s | 209.3 homicides | 190 homicides | 231 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 285.7 homicides | 199 homicides | 421 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 352.75 homicides | 306 homicides | 383 homicides | 4 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 126 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.862 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.931 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.902 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.862 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.716 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.79 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Uruguay?
- Homicides in Uruguay was 381 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 421 homicides in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 182 homicides in 1992.
- How does Uruguay rank for homicides?
- Uruguay ranks 65th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.