Female homicide victims in Chile
Chile: Female homicide victims was 138 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Chile, 2005–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Chile is 138 homicides, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Chile peaked at 143 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37 homicides, in 2012.
Chile ranks 35th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Chile, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 91 homicides | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 111 homicides | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 103 homicides | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 99.35 homicides | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 96 homicides | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 115 homicides | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 37 homicides | -67.8% |
| 2013 | 108 homicides | +191.9% |
| 2014 | 63 homicides | -41.7% |
| 2015 | 49 homicides | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 90 homicides | +83.7% |
| 2017 | 106 homicides | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 94 homicides | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 126 homicides | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 131 homicides | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 90 homicides | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 143 homicides | +58.9% |
| 2023 | 138 homicides | -3.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 138 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 7.7× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Chile's 138 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide victims in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +191.9% | 37 homicides | 108 homicides |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.47 homicides | 83 homicides | 111 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.4 homicides | 37 homicides | 126 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.5 homicides | 90 homicides | 143 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 32 Bolivia 155 homicides compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 145 homicides compare
- 34 Japan 144 homicides compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 134 homicides compare
- 37 Poland 122 homicides compare
- 38 South Korea 120 homicides compare
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Chile?
- Female homicide victims in Chile was 138 homicides 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 victims recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 143 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 homicides in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for female homicide victims?
- Chile ranks 35th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .