Female homicide rate in Haiti
Haiti: Female homicide rate was 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide rate in Haiti, 2013–2023
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 Haiti is 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 174.0% on the previous year and up 541.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Haiti peaked at 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Haiti 6th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Female homicide rate in Haiti, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.36 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.6% |
| 2020 | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population | +46.1% |
| 2021 | 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population | +27.2% |
| 2022 | 3.19 homicides per 100,000 population | +63.2% |
| 2023 | 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population | +174.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 5.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.53 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 3 Guyana 11.56 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 9.92 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Dominica 9.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 7 Jamaica 8.22 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 British Virgin Islands 8.12 homicides per 100,000 population
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,932 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,932 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Haiti?
- Female homicide rate in Haiti was 8.73 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Haiti rank for female homicide rate?
- Haiti ranks 6th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 541.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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 .