Female homicide rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female homicide rate was 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in El Salvador, 2005–2022
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
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in El Salvador is 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.8% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in El Salvador peaked at 19.7 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 46th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.7 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2006 | 14.26 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 10.81 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 10.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 18.7 homicides per 100,000 population | +86.1% |
| 2010 | 17.69 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 19.7 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 10.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -48.9% |
| 2013 | 6.75 homicides per 100,000 population | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 9.11 homicides per 100,000 population | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 17.75 homicides per 100,000 population | +94.9% |
| 2016 | 16.13 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 14.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 11.83 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 7.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -40.5% |
| 2020 | 4 homicides per 100,000 population | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 4.05 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | -46.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population, 61% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 18.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.7 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 43 Dominican Republic 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Suriname 2.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Sri Lanka 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Paraguay 2.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Antigua and Barbuda 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 Ukraine 1.9 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in El Salvador?
- Female homicide rate in El Salvador was 2.15 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for female homicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 46th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 .