Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Colombia

Number of intentional homicides in Colombia in 2023 — 13,035 people. Ranked 79 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 46.4%.

2023 13,035 people +0.98% vs 2022
World rank 79of 83
Period maximum 28,441 people1993
Period minimum 11,464 people2020

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Colombia, 1990–202310,00015,00020,00025,00030,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 24,330 people1991: 28,424 people1992: 28,184 people1993: 28,441 people1994: 27,079 people1995: 22,321 people1996: 23,350 people1997: 23,200 people1998: 23,089 people1999: 24,355 people2000: 26,539 people2001: 27,840 people2002: 28,387 people2003: 23,523 people2004: 20,210 people2005: 18,111 people2006: 17,479 people2007: 17,198 people2008: 16,140 people2009: 15,817 people2010: 15,459 people2011: 16,127 people2012: 16,440 people2013: 15,422 people2014: 13,343 people2015: 12,783 people2016: 12,402 people2017: 12,298 people2018: 11,678 people2019: 11,678 people2020: 11,464 people2021: 13,094 people2022: 12,908 people2023: 13,035 people
Change over the period: −11,295 (−46.42%) Average annual rate: -1.87 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Colombia 13,035 people
World 423,171 people
South America computed 66,833 people
Number of intentional homicides — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 13,035 +127 +0.98%
2022 12,908 −186 −1.42%
2021 13,094 +1,630 +14.22%
2020 11,464 −214 −1.83%
2019 11,678 +0 +0%
2018 11,678 −620 −5.04%
2017 12,298 −104 −0.84%
2016 12,402 −381 −2.98%
2015 12,783 −560 −4.2%
2014 13,343 −2,079 −13.48%
2013 15,422 −1,018 −6.19%
2012 16,440 +313 +1.94%
2011 16,127 +668 +4.32%
2010 15,459 −358 −2.26%
2009 15,817 −323 −2%
2008 16,140 −1,058 −6.15%
2007 17,198 −281 −1.61%
2006 17,479 −632 −3.49%
2005 18,111 −2,099 −10.39%
2004 20,210 −3,313 −14.08%
2003 23,523 −4,864 −17.13%
2002 28,387 +547 +1.96%
2001 27,840 +1,301 +4.9%
2000 26,539 +2,184 +8.97%
1999 24,355 +1,266 +5.48%
1998 23,089 −111 −0.48%
1997 23,200 −150 −0.64%
1996 23,350 +1,029 +4.61%
1995 22,321 −4,758 −17.57%
1994 27,079 −1,362 −4.79%
1993 28,441 +257 +0.91%
1992 28,184 −240 −0.84%
1991 28,424 +4,094 +16.83%
1990 24,330

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

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