Female homicide victims in Guyana
Guyana: Female homicide victims was 49 homicides in 2023. ▬ Flat
Female homicide victims in Guyana, 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
In 2023, female homicide victims in Guyana stood at 49 homicides. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.3% on the previous year and up 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Guyana peaked at 49 homicides in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10 homicides, in 2016.
Guyana ranks 55th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2 homicides | 23 homicides | 38 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.67 homicides | 10 homicides | 34 homicides | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.75 homicides | 13 homicides | 49 homicides | 4 |
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More gender data for Guyana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 8,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,275 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 8,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 8,302 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Guyana?
- Female homicide victims in Guyana was 49 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 49 homicides in 2023.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 homicides in 2016.
- How does Guyana rank for female homicide victims?
- Guyana ranks 55th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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 .