Female homicide rate in Belize
Belize: Female homicide rate was 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Belize, 2004–2022
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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2022, female homicide rate in Belize stood at 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Belize peaked at 10.38 homicides per 100,000 population in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
That places Belize 20th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.38 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2009 | 5.77 homicides per 100,000 population | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 10.09 homicides per 100,000 population | +74.9% |
| 2011 | 7.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 5.88 homicides per 100,000 population | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 6.91 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 8.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +63.1% |
| 2017 | 5.95 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 10.08 homicides per 100,000 population | +69.5% |
| 2019 | 8.88 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 5.67 homicides per 100,000 population | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belize's 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.77 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 17 Liechtenstein 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 18 Seychelles 5.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Bahamas 4.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 21 Peru 3.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 22 Brazil 3.92 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 23 United States Virgin Islands 3.68 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Belize?
- Female homicide rate in Belize was 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 female homicide rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10.38 homicides per 100,000 population in 2004.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for female homicide rate?
- Belize ranks 20th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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 Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .