Male homicide rate in Haiti
Haiti: Male homicide rate was 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Male homicide rate in Haiti, 2013–2023
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
The most recent figure for male homicide rate in Haiti is 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 111.7% on the previous year and up 289.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide rate in Haiti peaked at 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.59 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Haiti 7th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Male homicide rate in Haiti, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.07 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2014 | 17.35 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 18.79 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 17.91 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 12.59 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.7% |
| 2020 | 21.4 homicides per 100,000 population | +69.9% |
| 2021 | 26.66 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 35.06 homicides per 100,000 population | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population | +111.7% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.92 homicides per 100,000 population, 15.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 12.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
| 2020s | 39.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 21.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 4 Jamaica 91.55 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Venezuela 90.07 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 6 Ecuador 84.51 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 8 South Africa 73.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 68.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Bahamas 62.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Haiti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,621 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2535 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,932 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,932 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 122,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 121,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 123,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 120,890 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide rate in Haiti?
- Male homicide rate in Haiti was 74.22 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 74.22 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest male homicide rate recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.59 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Haiti rank for male homicide rate?
- Haiti ranks 7th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide rate rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 289.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti 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.