Latin America: number of femicide victims 2023, by country

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 13, 2025

In 2023, Brazil registered a total of 1,463 murder cases that were classified as femicide, or the killing of a woman or girl on account of their gender. Meanwhile, the number of women killed on account of their gender in Mexico reached 852 in that same year.

Number of registered femicide victims in selected Latin American countries in 2023

CharacteristicNumber of victims
Brazil 1,463
Mexico 852
Honduras 380
Argentina 250
Colombia 177
Peru 146
Dominican Republic 137
Venezuela* 122
Ecuador 111
Bolivia 81
Guatemala 45
Paraguay 45
Chile 42
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February 2025

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2023

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Figures refer to the number of homicides whose victims were women or girls murdered on account of their gender.
* Latest figure from 2016.

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