Female homicide victims in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female homicide victims was 71 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Female homicide victims in El Salvador, 2005–2022
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
El Salvador recorded 71 homicides for female homicide victims in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 46.6% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in El Salvador peaked at 628 homicides in 2011 and was at its lowest, 71 homicides, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 47th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 397.91 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 447.42 homicides | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 340 homicides | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 317 homicides | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 592 homicides | +86.8% |
| 2010 | 562 homicides | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 628 homicides | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 322 homicides | -48.7% |
| 2013 | 217 homicides | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 294 homicides | +35.5% |
| 2015 | 574.95 homicides | +95.6% |
| 2016 | 524 homicides | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 469 homicides | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 386 homicides | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 230 homicides | -40.4% |
| 2020 | 131 homicides | -43.0% |
| 2021 | 133 homicides | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71 homicides | -46.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 71 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 418.87 homicides | 317 homicides | 592 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 420.69 homicides | 217 homicides | 628 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.67 homicides | 71 homicides | 133 homicides | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in El Salvador?
- Female homicide victims in El Salvador was 71 homicides in 2022, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 628 homicides in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 homicides in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for female homicide victims?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 .