Female homicide victims in Paraguay
Paraguay: Female homicide victims was 71 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Paraguay, 2007–2023
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
Paraguay recorded 71 homicides for female homicide victims in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Paraguay peaked at 73 homicides in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46 homicides, in 2007.
That places Paraguay 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 17 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 46 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 59 homicides | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 69 homicides | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 73 homicides | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 62 homicides | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 73 homicides | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 52 homicides | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 69 homicides | +32.7% |
| 2015 | 57 homicides | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 55 homicides | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 57 homicides | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 63 homicides | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 54 homicides | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 69 homicides | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 64 homicides | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 73 homicides | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 71 homicides | -2.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 71 homicides is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68 homicides, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Paraguay'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 | 58 homicides | 46 homicides | 69 homicides | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.5 homicides | 52 homicides | 73 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.25 homicides | 64 homicides | 73 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 45 Morocco 88 homicides compare
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- 47 Australia 71 homicides compare
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More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Paraguay?
- Female homicide victims in Paraguay 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73 homicides in 2010.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 homicides in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for female homicide victims?
- Paraguay ranks 47th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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 .