Female homicide rate in Mexico
Mexico: Female homicide rate was 5.6 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Mexico, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, female homicide rate in Mexico stood at 5.6 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Mexico peaked at 6.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2007.
That places Mexico 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Guatemala 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Ecuador 6.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Venezuela 5.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Liechtenstein 5.08 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 18 Seychelles 5.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Mexico
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Mexico?
- Female homicide rate in Mexico was 5.6 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for female homicide rate?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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 .