Female homicide victims in Uruguay
Uruguay: Female homicide victims was 56 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide victims in Uruguay, 2006–2023
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
The most recent figure for female homicide victims in Uruguay is 56 homicides, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide victims in Uruguay peaked at 57 homicides in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32 homicides, in 2007.
That places Uruguay 53rd 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 18 years of available data.
Female homicide victims in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 43 homicides | — |
| 2007 | 32 homicides | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 44 homicides | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 45 homicides | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 41 homicides | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 41 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 homicides | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 54 homicides | +42.1% |
| 2014 | 51 homicides | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 50 homicides | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 42 homicides | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 55 homicides | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 57 homicides | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 48 homicides | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 38 homicides | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 40 homicides | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 48 homicides | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 56 homicides | +16.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 56 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 homicides, 3.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 56 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 55 homicides, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41 homicides | 32 homicides | 45 homicides | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.7 homicides | 38 homicides | 57 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5 homicides | 38 homicides | 56 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 51 Azerbaijan 65 homicides compare
- 51 Romania 65 homicides compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 54 homicides compare
- 55 Guyana 49 homicides compare
- 56 Mongolia 46 homicides compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide victims in Uruguay?
- Female homicide victims in Uruguay was 56 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 57 homicides in 2018.
- What is the lowest female homicide victims recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 homicides in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for female homicide victims?
- Uruguay ranks 53rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide victims rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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 .