Female homicide rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Female homicide rate was 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Nicaragua, 2008–2021
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 Nicaragua is 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 98.8% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Nicaragua peaked at 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Nicaragua ranks 28th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2009 | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | +60.6% |
| 2010 | 2.67 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.11 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 1.81 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population | +98.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.52 homicides per 100,000 population, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.98 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 25 Cape Verde 3.56 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 26 Colombia 3.44 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 27 Uruguay 3.21 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Iraq 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Uganda 3 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Latvia 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Nicaragua?
- Female homicide rate in Nicaragua was 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 homicides per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Nicaragua rank for female homicide rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 28th out of 138 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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 .