Intentional homicides in Guatemala

Guatemala recorded 23.4 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1992 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Guatemala, 2023 23.4 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 +1.3per 100,000 people 2022: 22.0 per 100,000 people
World, 2023 5.2 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Guatemala 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 GuatemalaWorld
2023 23.4 per 100,000 people 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 22.0 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 20.2 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 18.2 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 25.9 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 28.9 per 100,000 people 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 32.8 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 – 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 – 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 33.5 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 33.5 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 34.2 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 38.4 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 41.1 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 45.7 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 45.2 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 42.3 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 44.0 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 40.8 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 35.2 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 33.8 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 29.6 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 27.0 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 24.8 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 23.2 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 from 22.0 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2011, when it was 38.4 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −15.0.
  • 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
1992 to 2023 for Guatemala
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