Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Paraguay

Number of intentional homicides in Paraguay in 2023 — 464 people. Ranked 56 in the world out of 83. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 53.4%.

2023 464 people −9.38% vs 2022
World rank 56of 83
Period maximum 1,372 people2002
Period minimum 464 people2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Paraguay, 2000–202305001,0001,5002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 995 people2001: 1,314 people2002: 1,372 people2003: 1,285 people2004: 1,209 people2005: 887 people2006: 742 people2007: 783 people2008: 833 people2009: 821 people2010: 741 people2011: 657 people2012: 649 people2013: 604 people2014: 578 people2015: 617 people2016: 669 people2017: 541 people2018: 497 people2019: 554 people2020: 481 people2021: 525 people2022: 512 people2023: 464 people
Change over the period: −531 (−53.37%) Average annual rate: -3.26 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Paraguay 464 people
World 423,171 people
South America computed 66,833 people
Number of intentional homicides — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 464 −48 −9.38%
2022 512 −13 −2.48%
2021 525 +44 +9.15%
2020 481 −73 −13.18%
2019 554 +57 +11.47%
2018 497 −44 −8.13%
2017 541 −128 −19.13%
2016 669 +52 +8.43%
2015 617 +39 +6.75%
2014 578 −26 −4.3%
2013 604 −45 −6.93%
2012 649 −8 −1.22%
2011 657 −84 −11.34%
2010 741 −80 −9.74%
2009 821 −12 −1.44%
2008 833 +50 +6.39%
2007 783 +41 +5.53%
2006 742 −145 −16.35%
2005 887 −322 −26.63%
2004 1,209 −76 −5.91%
2003 1,285 −87 −6.34%
2002 1,372 +58 +4.41%
2001 1,314 +319 +32.06%
2000 995

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.