Female homicide victims in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female homicide victims was 71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71
Change on year
up 51.1%
World rank
47th
of 136 countries
All-time high
71
in 2023
All-time low
18.42
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Female homicide victims in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 71 for female homicide victims in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 51.1% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Costa Rica peaked at 71 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.42, in 1996.
That places Costa Rica 47th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.8 | — |
| 1991 | 24.75 | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 24.69 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 19.28 | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 24.73 | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 26.73 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 18.42 | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 19.46 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 27.21 | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 32.18 | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 40.29 | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 28.44 | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 33.89 | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 37.76 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 38.77 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 61.21 | +57.9% |
| 2006 | 45 | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 37 | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 60 | +62.2% |
| 2009 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 61 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 64 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 50 | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 36 | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 51 | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 42 | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 66 | +57.1% |
| 2017 | 58 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 65 | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 48 | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 62 | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 56 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 47 | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 71 | +51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.52 | 18.42 | 32.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.14 | 28.44 | 61.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1 | 36 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 | 47 | 71 | 4 |
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More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Costa Rica?
- Female homicide victims in Costa Rica was 71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.42 in 1996.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female homicide victims?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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