Male homicide rate in Chile
Chile: Male homicide rate was 11.36 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Male homicide rate in Chile, 2005–2023
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 per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, male homicide rate in Chile stood at 11.36 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Chile peaked at 12.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.12 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2015.
Chile ranks 42nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.27 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.12 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.21 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 39 Bermuda 12.63 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 11.59 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 41 Paraguay 11.45 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.31 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 44 Suriname 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Ukraine 10.82 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Chile
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 94,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 92,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 96,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Chile?
- Male homicide rate in Chile was 11.36 homicides per 100,000 population 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 male homicide rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 homicides per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for male homicide rate?
- Chile ranks 42nd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.