Female homicide rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Female homicide rate was 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Bolivia, 2008–2023
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
Bolivia recorded 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Bolivia peaked at 4.32 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.
Bolivia ranks 37th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2015 | 3.53 homicides per 100,000 population | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 3.93 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 4.32 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 3.8 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.79 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.81 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 34 Mongolia 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Russia 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 United States 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Guadeloupe 2.47 homicides per 100,000 population
- 39 Puerto Rico 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 India 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Bolivia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,733 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1438 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,673 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,673 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 124,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 123,730 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 123,147 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Bolivia?
- Female homicide rate in Bolivia was 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for female homicide rate?
- Bolivia ranks 37th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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 .