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Homicides: male victims — Colombia

Homicides: male victims in Colombia in 2023 — 12,121 people. Ranked 78 in the world out of 82. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 46.1%.

2023 12,121 people +1.6% vs 2022
World rank 78of 82
Period maximum 26,403 people1991
Period minimum 10,569 people2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Homicides: male victims — Colombia, 1990–202310,00015,00020,00025,00030,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 22,495 people1991: 26,403 people1992: 26,056 people1993: 26,326 people1994: 25,079 people1995: 20,666 people1996: 21,605 people1997: 21,459 people1998: 21,363 people1999: 22,558 people2000: 24,615 people2001: 25,626 people2002: 26,145 people2003: 21,523 people2004: 18,581 people2005: 16,619 people2006: 16,156 people2007: 15,813 people2008: 14,878 people2009: 14,557 people2010: 14,233 people2011: 14,777 people2012: 15,046 people2013: 14,190 people2014: 12,170 people2015: 11,715 people2016: 11,365 people2017: 11,209 people2018: 10,685 people2019: 10,685 people2020: 10,569 people2021: 12,154 people2022: 11,930 people2023: 12,121 people
Change over the period: −10,374 (−46.12%) Average annual rate: -1.86 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Colombia

Colombia 12,121 people
World 339,070 people
South America computed 59,731 people
Homicides: male victims — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 12,121 +191 +1.6%
2022 11,930 −224 −1.84%
2021 12,154 +1,585 +15%
2020 10,569 −116 −1.09%
2019 10,685 +0 +0%
2018 10,685 −524 −4.67%
2017 11,209 −156 −1.37%
2016 11,365 −350 −2.99%
2015 11,715 −455 −3.74%
2014 12,170 −2,020 −14.24%
2013 14,190 −856 −5.69%
2012 15,046 +269 +1.82%
2011 14,777 +544 +3.82%
2010 14,233 −324 −2.23%
2009 14,557 −321 −2.16%
2008 14,878 −935 −5.91%
2007 15,813 −343 −2.12%
2006 16,156 −463 −2.79%
2005 16,619 −1,962 −10.56%
2004 18,581 −2,942 −13.67%
2003 21,523 −4,622 −17.68%
2002 26,145 +519 +2.03%
2001 25,626 +1,011 +4.11%
2000 24,615 +2,056 +9.12%
1999 22,558 +1,196 +5.6%
1998 21,363 −97 −0.45%
1997 21,459 −146 −0.67%
1996 21,605 +939 +4.54%
1995 20,666 −4,413 −17.6%
1994 25,079 −1,247 −4.74%
1993 26,326 +270 +1.04%
1992 26,056 −347 −1.31%
1991 26,403 +3,909 +17.38%
1990 22,495 — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SR Suriname 34 GY Guyana 109 UY Uruguay 325 BO Bolivia 359 PY Paraguay 393 CL Chile 1,110 AR Argentina 1,684 EC Ecuador 7,576 CO Colombia 12,121 BR Brazil 36,020
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The number of male victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year, from UNODC. The split of victims by sex is a stable regularity of world crime statistics: men make up about 80% of homicide victims in the world, and the gap is wider where the overall homicide rate is higher.

Important: The sum of male and female victims may not match the total number of homicides: some countries report data without a breakdown by sex, and such cases enter only the total indicator. The number of territories here is therefore smaller than in the “Number of intentional homicides” indicator.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.

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