Female homicide victims in Peru
Peru: Female homicide victims was 665 homicides in 2021. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Peru, 2011–2021
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
Peru recorded 665 homicides 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 homicides in 2021 and was at its lowest, 277 homicides, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 406.33 homicides | 277 homicides | 531 homicides | 9 |
| 2020s | 512 homicides | 359 homicides | 665 homicides | 2 |
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More gender data for Peru
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 272,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 263,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 273,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 264,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 274,244 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Peru?
- Female homicide victims in Peru was 665 homicides in 2021, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 665 homicides in 2021.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 277 homicides 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 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 .