Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Ecuador

Number of intentional homicides in Ecuador in 2023 — 8,221 people. Ranked 77 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 821.6%.

2023 8,221 people +68.26% vs 2022
World rank 77of 83
Period maximum 8,221 people2023
Period minimum 892 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Ecuador, 1990–202302,5005,0007,50010,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 892 people1991: 1,153 people1992: 935 people1993: 926 people1994: 1,139 people1995: 1,372 people1996: 1,463 people1997: 1,317 people1998: 1,643 people1999: 1,682 people2000: 1,833 people2001: 1,658 people2002: 1,906 people2007: 2,273 people2008: 2,607 people2009: 2,625 people2010: 2,624 people2011: 2,343 people2012: 1,922 people2013: 1,725 people2014: 1,310 people2015: 1,050 people2016: 959 people2017: 970 people2018: 994 people2019: 1,187 people2020: 1,372 people2021: 2,496 people2022: 4,886 people2023: 8,221 people
Change over the period: +7,329 (+821.64%) Average annual rate: 6.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ecuador 8,221 people
World 423,171 people
South America computed 66,833 people
Number of intentional homicides — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 8,221 +3,335 +68.26%
2022 4,886 +2,390 +95.75%
2021 2,496 +1,124 +81.92%
2020 1,372 +185 +15.59%
2019 1,187 +193 +19.42%
2018 994 +24 +2.47%
2017 970 +11 +1.15%
2016 959 −91 −8.67%
2015 1,050 −260 −19.85%
2014 1,310 −415 −24.06%
2013 1,725 −197 −10.25%
2012 1,922 −421 −17.97%
2011 2,343 −281 −10.71%
2010 2,624 −1 −0.04%
2009 2,625 +18 +0.69%
2008 2,607 +334 +14.69%
2007 2,273
2002 1,906 +248 +14.96%
2001 1,658 −175 −9.55%
2000 1,833 +151 +8.98%
1999 1,682 +39 +2.39%
1998 1,643 +326 +24.78%
1997 1,317 −146 −9.99%
1996 1,463 +91 +6.6%
1995 1,372 +233 +20.47%
1994 1,139 +213 +23%
1993 926 −9 −0.96%
1992 935 −218 −18.91%
1991 1,153 +261 +29.26%
1990 892

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.