Male homicide victims in El Salvador
El Salvador: Male homicide victims was 425 homicides in 2022. ▼ Falling
Male homicide victims in El Salvador, 2005–2022
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
El Salvador recorded 425 homicides for male homicide victims in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 55.0% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in El Salvador peaked at 6,081 homicides in 2015 and was at its lowest, 425 homicides, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3,484 homicides | — |
| 2006 | 3,480 homicides | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,157 homicides | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 2,862 homicides | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 3,790 homicides | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 3,425 homicides | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 3,743 homicides | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 2,272 homicides | -39.3% |
| 2013 | 2,296 homicides | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,627 homicides | +58.0% |
| 2015 | 6,081 homicides | +67.7% |
| 2016 | 4,752 homicides | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 3,474 homicides | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 2,941 homicides | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 2,127 homicides | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 1,186 homicides | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 944 homicides | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 425 homicides | -55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,355 homicides | 2,862 homicides | 3,790 homicides | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,474 homicides | 2,127 homicides | 6,081 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 851.67 homicides | 425 homicides | 1,186 homicides | 3 |
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More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 49,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 47,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 50,031 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in El Salvador?
- Male homicide victims in El Salvador was 425 homicides in 2022, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6,081 homicides in 2015.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 425 homicides in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for male homicide victims?
- El Salvador ranks 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.