Female homicide rate in Chile
Chile: Female homicide rate was 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Chile, 2005–2023
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
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Chile is 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Chile peaked at 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4201 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2012.
Chile ranks 63rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Chile, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 1.22 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4201 homicides per 100,000 population | -68.1% |
| 2013 | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population | +189.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7016 homicides per 100,000 population | -42.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5402 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9802 homicides per 100,000 population | +81.5% |
| 2017 | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9899 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | +31.9% |
| 2020 | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9199 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population | +58.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population, 40% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide rate in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +189.1% | 0.4201 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.21 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9719 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4201 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9199 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 60 Luxembourg 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 1.41 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 62 Bhutan 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Reunion 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 65 Brunei 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population
- 66 Moldova 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Chile?
- Female homicide rate in Chile was 1.4 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4201 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for female homicide rate?
- Chile ranks 63rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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 .