Female homicide victims in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female homicide victims was 71 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Costa Rica, 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.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 71 homicides 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 homicides in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.42 homicides, in 1996.
That places Costa Rica 47th out of 138 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 | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.8 homicides | — |
| 1991 | 24.75 homicides | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 24.69 homicides | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 19.28 homicides | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 24.73 homicides | +28.3% |
| 1995 | 26.73 homicides | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 18.42 homicides | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 19.46 homicides | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 27.21 homicides | +39.8% |
| 1999 | 32.18 homicides | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 40.29 homicides | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 28.44 homicides | -29.4% |
| 2002 | 33.89 homicides | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 37.76 homicides | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 38.77 homicides | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 61.21 homicides | +57.9% |
| 2006 | 45 homicides | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 37 homicides | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 60 homicides | +62.2% |
| 2009 | 59 homicides | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 61 homicides | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 64 homicides | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 50 homicides | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 36 homicides | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 51 homicides | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 42 homicides | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 66 homicides | +57.1% |
| 2017 | 58 homicides | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 65 homicides | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 48 homicides | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 62 homicides | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 56 homicides | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 47 homicides | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 71 homicides | +51.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 71 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 3.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 71 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.52 homicides | 18.42 homicides | 32.18 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.14 homicides | 28.44 homicides | 61.21 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1 homicides | 36 homicides | 66 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 homicides | 47 homicides | 71 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Costa Rica?
- Female homicide victims in Costa Rica was 71 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 71 homicides in 2023.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.42 homicides in 1996.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female homicide victims?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 138 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 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 .