Homicides in Paraguay
Paraguay: Homicides was 532 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
532 deaths
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
23rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
764 deaths
in 2004
All-time low
480 deaths
in 2018
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Homicides in Paraguay, 2000–2021
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, homicides in Paraguay stood at 532 deaths.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Paraguay peaked at 764 deaths in 2004 and was at its lowest, 480 deaths, in 2018.
Paraguay ranks 23rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 672 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 682 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 660 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 722 deaths | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 764 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 704 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 657 deaths | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 600 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 609 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 664 deaths | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 633 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 553 deaths | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 524 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 538 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 551 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 566 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 624 deaths | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 513 deaths | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 480 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 588 deaths | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 490 deaths | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 532 deaths | +8.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 532 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 deaths, 3.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 532 deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 438 deaths, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 673.4 deaths | 600 deaths | 764 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 557 deaths | 480 deaths | 633 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 511 deaths | 490 deaths | 532 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 20 Costa Rica 623 deaths compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 585 deaths compare
- 22 Cuba 567 deaths compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 491 deaths compare
- 25 France 477 deaths compare
- 26 Panama 438 deaths compare
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 532 deaths in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 764 deaths in 2004.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 480 deaths in 2018.
- How does Paraguay rank for homicides?
- Paraguay ranks 23rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (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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Annual number of homicides.