Intentional homicides in Colombia

Colombia recorded 24.9 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2023 24.9 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 0per 100,000 people 2022: 24.9 per 100,000 people
World, 2023 5.2 per 100,000 people Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 0.9 per 100,000 people Middle value of 32 countries

Intentional homicides in Colombia over time

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Victims per 100,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) (victims per 100,000 people), 1999 to 2023
Period ColombiaWorld
2023 24.9 per 100,000 people 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 24.9 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 25.6 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 22.6 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 23.4 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 23.8 per 100,000 people 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 25.6 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 26.1 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 27.2 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 28.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 33.4 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 36.0 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 35.6 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 34.5 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 35.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 36.9 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 39.8 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 40.9 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 43.0 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 48.6 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 57.5 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 70.4 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 70.1 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 67.9 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 63.3 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 from 24.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 33.4 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −8.5.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 5.2 per 100,000 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2023 for Colombia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime