Male homicide victims in Suriname
Suriname: Male homicide victims was 34 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Male homicide victims in Suriname, 2007–2023
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
Suriname recorded 34 homicides for male homicide victims in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male homicide victims in Suriname peaked at 41 homicides in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23 homicides, in 2015.
That places Suriname 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Male homicide victims in Suriname, year by year
| Year | homicides | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.41 homicides | — |
| 2008 | 33 homicides | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 26 homicides | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 26 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 homicides | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 25 homicides | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 25 homicides | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31 homicides | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 24 homicides | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 41 homicides | +70.8% |
| 2021 | 28 homicides | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 35 homicides | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 34 homicides | -2.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 34 homicides is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 145.5 homicides, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 34 homicides is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 376 homicides, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7 homicides | 30.41 homicides | 33 homicides | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.71 homicides | 23 homicides | 31 homicides | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.5 homicides | 28 homicides | 41 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male homicide victims in Suriname?
- Male homicide victims in Suriname was 34 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 41 homicides in 2020.
- What is the lowest male homicide victims recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 homicides in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for male homicide victims?
- Suriname ranks 87th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is male homicide victims rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.