Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Mexico

Number of intentional homicides in Mexico in 2023 — 32,252 people. Ranked 81 in the world out of 83. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 122.5%.

2023 32,252 people −3.11% vs 2022
World rank 81of 83
Period maximum 36,773 people2020
Period minimum 8,867 people2007

Trend over time

1990–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Mexico, 1990–2023010,00020,00030,00040,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 14,493 people1991: 15,128 people1992: 16,594 people1993: 16,040 people1994: 15,839 people1995: 15,612 people1996: 14,505 people1997: 13,552 people1998: 13,656 people1999: 12,249 people2000: 10,737 people2001: 10,285 people2002: 10,088 people2003: 10,087 people2004: 9,329 people2005: 9,921 people2006: 10,452 people2007: 8,867 people2008: 14,006 people2009: 19,803 people2010: 25,757 people2011: 27,213 people2012: 25,967 people2013: 23,063 people2014: 20,010 people2015: 20,762 people2016: 24,559 people2017: 32,079 people2018: 36,685 people2019: 36,661 people2020: 36,773 people2021: 35,700 people2022: 33,287 people2023: 32,252 people
Change over the period: +17,759 (+122.54%) Average annual rate: 2.45 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Mexico 32,252 people
World 423,171 people
Central America computed 41,262 people
Number of intentional homicides — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 32,252 −1,035 −3.11%
2022 33,287 −2,413 −6.76%
2021 35,700 −1,073 −2.92%
2020 36,773 +112 +0.31%
2019 36,661 −24 −0.07%
2018 36,685 +4,606 +14.36%
2017 32,079 +7,520 +30.62%
2016 24,559 +3,797 +18.29%
2015 20,762 +752 +3.76%
2014 20,010 −3,053 −13.24%
2013 23,063 −2,904 −11.18%
2012 25,967 −1,246 −4.58%
2011 27,213 +1,456 +5.65%
2010 25,757 +5,954 +30.07%
2009 19,803 +5,797 +41.39%
2008 14,006 +5,139 +57.96%
2007 8,867 −1,585 −15.16%
2006 10,452 +531 +5.35%
2005 9,921 +592 +6.35%
2004 9,329 −758 −7.51%
2003 10,087 −1 −0.01%
2002 10,088 −197 −1.92%
2001 10,285 −452 −4.21%
2000 10,737 −1,512 −12.34%
1999 12,249 −1,407 −10.3%
1998 13,656 +104 +0.77%
1997 13,552 −953 −6.57%
1996 14,505 −1,107 −7.09%
1995 15,612 −227 −1.43%
1994 15,839 −201 −1.25%
1993 16,040 −554 −3.34%
1992 16,594 +1,466 +9.69%
1991 15,128 +635 +4.38%
1990 14,493

Central America, 2023

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

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.