Female homicide victims in Peru
Peru: Female homicide victims was 665 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
665
Change on year
up 85.2%
World rank
13th
of 138 countries
All-time high
665
in 2021
All-time low
277
in 2011
Years of data
11
2011–2021
Female homicide victims in Peru, 2011–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 665 for female homicide victims in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 85.2% on the previous year and up 140.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Peru peaked at 665 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 277, in 2011.
Peru ranks 13th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 277 | — |
| 2012 | 314 | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 309 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 342 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 400 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 511 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 531 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 473 | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 359 | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 665 | +85.2% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 665 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68, 9.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Peru's 665 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55, 12.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 406.33 | 277 | 531 | 9 |
| 2020s | 512 | 359 | 665 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Peru?
- Female homicide victims in Peru was 665 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide victims recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 665 in 2021.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 277 in 2011.
- How does Peru rank for female homicide victims?
- Peru ranks 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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