Male homicide rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Male homicide rate was 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling
Male homicide rate in Cape Verde, 2011–2020
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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for male homicide rate in Cape Verde is 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Cape Verde peaked at 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Cape Verde 46th out of 138 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Male homicide rate in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17.72 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 17.72 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.16 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 15.04 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 11.92 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 10.72 homicides per 100,000 population | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.31 homicides per 100,000 population
- 44 Suriname 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Ukraine 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 United States 8.94 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Mongolia 8.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 British Virgin Islands 8.21 homicides per 100,000 population
More gender data for Cape Verde
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.78 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.29 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 427.83 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 427.83 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Cape Verde?
- Male homicide rate in Cape Verde was 10.31 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 male homicide rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.83 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Cape Verde rank for male homicide rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 46th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 Male homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.