Female homicide victims in Mexico
Mexico: Female homicide victims was 3,739 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3,739
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
5th
of 138 countries
All-time high
4,002
in 2021
All-time low
1,084
in 2007
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Female homicide victims in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3,739 for female homicide victims in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Mexico peaked at 4,002 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,084, in 2007.
That places Mexico 5th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,503 | 1,372 | 1,627 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,341 | 1,084 | 1,929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,920 | 2,383 | 3,893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,906 | 3,739 | 4,002 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More gender data for Mexico
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 978,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 984,557 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 992,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Mexico?
- Female homicide victims in Mexico was 3,739 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,002 in 2021.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,084 in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for female homicide victims?
- Mexico ranks 5th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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