Female homicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Female homicide rate was 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 2004–2020
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 Trinidad and Tobago is 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 8.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.83 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2004.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.83 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 5.71 homicides per 100,000 population | +49.2% |
| 2006 | 4.96 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 4.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 8.22 homicides per 100,000 population | +89.0% |
| 2009 | 5.74 homicides per 100,000 population | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 7.54 homicides per 100,000 population | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 4.25 homicides per 100,000 population | -43.6% |
| 2012 | 6.34 homicides per 100,000 population | +49.0% |
| 2013 | 5.46 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 6.26 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 4.01 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1 homicides per 100,000 population | +77.2% |
| 2018 | 6.33 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 8.55 homicides per 100,000 population | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.01 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.55 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 9 British Virgin Islands 8.12 homicides per 100,000 population
- 10 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.06 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Honduras 7.66 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
- 15 Mexico 5.6 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 243.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,904 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 8,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,391 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Female homicide rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 7.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 8.55 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 homicides per 100,000 population in 2004.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for female homicide rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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 .