Male homicide victims in Chile
Chile: Male homicide victims was 1,110 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Male homicide victims 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.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1,110 homicides for male homicide victims in 2023.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 147.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Chile peaked at 1,187 homicides in 2022 and was at its lowest, 370 homicides, in 2015.
Chile ranks 26th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in Chile, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 493 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 499 homicides | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 505 homicides | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 485 homicides | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 530.65 homicides | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 445 homicides | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 521 homicides | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 397 homicides | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 448 homicides | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 375 homicides | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 370 homicides | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 530 homicides | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 673 homicides | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 731 homicides | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 798 homicides | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 984 homicides | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 816 homicides | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 1,187 homicides | +45.5% |
| 2023 | 1,110 homicides | -6.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1,110 homicides is above the median for high income countries, which is 34 homicides, 32.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1,110 homicides is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 376 homicides, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 502.53 homicides | 485 homicides | 530.65 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 528.8 homicides | 370 homicides | 798 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,024 homicides | 816 homicides | 1,187 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Chile?
- Male homicide victims in Chile was 1,110 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 male homicide victims recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,187 homicides in 2022.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 370 homicides in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for male homicide victims?
- Chile ranks 26th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.8%. 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 victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicidesof male victims.