Female homicide victims in Haiti
Haiti: Female homicide victims was 513 homicides in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide victims in Haiti, 2013–2023
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
Haiti recorded 513 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 177.3% on the previous year and up 632.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Haiti peaked at 513 homicides in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58 homicides, in 2018.
That places Haiti 18th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Female homicide victims in Haiti, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70 homicides | — |
| 2014 | 86 homicides | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 89 homicides | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 79 homicides | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 58 homicides | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 87 homicides | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 112 homicides | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 185 homicides | +65.2% |
| 2023 | 513 homicides | +177.3% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 513 homicides is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189.5 homicides, 2.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 513 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 9.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.4 homicides | 58 homicides | 89 homicides | 5 |
| 2020s | 224.25 homicides | 87 homicides | 513 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,932 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,932 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Haiti?
- Female homicide victims in Haiti was 513 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 513 homicides in 2023.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 homicides in 2018.
- How does Haiti rank for female homicide victims?
- Haiti ranks 18th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 632.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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 .