Intentional homicides in Honduras

Honduras recorded 31.4 intentional homicides per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1995.

Measure: Intentional homicide rate (UNODC) Unit: Victims per 100,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Honduras, 2023 31.4 Victims per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 −3.5per 100,000 people 2022: 35.0 per 100,000 people
World, 2023 5.2 per 100,000 people Official aggregate

Intentional homicides in Honduras 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 HondurasWorld
2023 31.4 per 100,000 people 5.2 per 100,000 people
2022 35.0 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2021 38.2 per 100,000 people 5.5 per 100,000 people
2020 35.7 per 100,000 people 5.3 per 100,000 people
2019 41.0 per 100,000 people 5.4 per 100,000 people
2018 38.0 per 100,000 people 5.7 per 100,000 people
2017 40.3 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2016 54.7 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2015 55.7 per 100,000 people 5.9 per 100,000 people
2014 65.0 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2013 72.3 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2012 82.3 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2011 83.2 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2010 74.5 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2009 64.5 per 100,000 people 6.1 per 100,000 people
2008 55.6 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2007 45.8 per 100,000 people 6.0 per 100,000 people
2006 40.7 per 100,000 people 6.2 per 100,000 people
2005 43.0 per 100,000 people 6.3 per 100,000 people
2004 49.9 per 100,000 people 6.5 per 100,000 people
2003 57.2 per 100,000 people 6.7 per 100,000 people
2002 52.2 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2001 51.6 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
2000 48.3 per 100,000 people 6.9 per 100,000 people
1999 40.0 per 100,000 people –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.5 from 35.0 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 72.3 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −40.9.
  • 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 Honduras
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