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Homicides: female victims

How many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.

Unit: people Period: 1990–2024 Source: UNODC Crime Statistics
Source: UNODC · About the indicator
Average: 385 people Countries: 153

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2000 to 2024.

Homicides: female victims, 2000–2024

Top-20 · people

Homicides: female victims, 2000–202405,00010,00015,00020,000IndiaIndia: 16,379 people16,379NigeriaNigeria: 7,354 people7,354United StatesUnited States: 4,359 people4,359BrazilBrazil: 4,202 people4,202South AfricaSouth Africa: 3,914 people3,914MexicoMexico: 3,739 people3,739RussiaRussia: 2,046 people2,046ColombiaColombia: 912 people912VenezuelaVenezuela: 788 people788UgandaUganda: 737 people737TürkiyeTürkiye: 733 people733KenyaKenya: 725 people725PhilippinesPhilippines: 674 people674PeruPeru: 665 people665GuatemalaGuatemala: 618 people618EcuadorEcuador: 600 people600IraqIraq: 541 people541TanzaniaTanzania: 531 people531HaitiHaiti: 513 people513UkraineUkraine: 461 people461
Homicides: female victims — 2000–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 IN India 16,379 2022 153
2 NG Nigeria 7,354 2023 152
3 US United States 4,359 2023 151
4 BR Brazil 4,202 2023 150
5 ZA South Africa 3,914 2022 149
6 MX Mexico 3,739 2023 148
7 RU Russia 2,046 2024 147
8 CO Colombia 912 2023 146
9 VE Venezuela 788 2017 145
10 UG Uganda 737 2023 144
11 TR Türkiye 733 2023 143
12 KE Kenya 725 2022 142
13 PH Philippines 674 2023 141
14 PE Peru 665 2021 140
15 GT Guatemala 618 2023 139
16 EC Ecuador 600 2023 138
17 IQ Iraq 541 2013 137
18 TZ Tanzania 531 2020 136
19 HT Haiti 513 2023 135
20 UA Ukraine 461 2017 134
21 HN Honduras 405 2023 133
22 TH Thailand 404 2014 132
23 DE Germany 374 2023 131
24 AR Argentina 362 2023 130
25 CM Cameroon 301 2020 129
26 EG Egypt 296 2021 128
27 LK Sri Lanka 249 2019 127
28 FR France 248 2024 125
29 MM Myanmar 248 2023 125
30 AF Afghanistan 238 2019 124
31 IR Iran 224 2014 123
32 GB United Kingdom 214 2021 122
33 ID Indonesia 210 2022 121
34 CA Canada 205 2023 120
35 ZW Zimbabwe 200 2022 119
36 UZ Uzbekistan 179 2021 118
37 GH Ghana 161 2022 117
38 BO Bolivia 155 2023 116
39 KZ Kazakhstan 145 2022 115
40 JP Japan 144 2023 114
41 CL Chile 138 2023 113
42 DO Dominican Republic 134 2023 112
43 BI Burundi 123 2016 111
44 PL Poland 122 2023 110
45 KR South Korea 120 2023 109
46 IT Italy 118 2023 107
47 JM Jamaica 118 2023 107
48 TN Tunisia 115 2020 106
49 ES Spain 111 2023 105
50 NI Nicaragua 108 2021 104
51 DZ Algeria 105 2023 102
52 CU Cuba 105 2019 102
53 BW Botswana 100 2021 101
54 NA Namibia 89 2021 100
55 MA Morocco 88 2024 99
56 BY Belarus 87 2019 98
57 AU Australia 71 2023 94
58 CR Costa Rica 71 2023 94
59 SV El Salvador 71 2022 94
60 PY Paraguay 71 2023 94
61 AZ Azerbaijan 65 2024 92
62 RO Romania 65 2024 92
63 UY Uruguay 56 2023 91
64 TT Trinidad and Tobago 54 2020 90
65 GY Guyana 49 2023 89
66 MN Mongolia 46 2024 88
67 AT Austria 45 2023 86
68 CZ Czechia 45 2023 86
69 NL Netherlands 41 2023 84
70 PR Puerto Rico 41 2023 84
71 JO Jordan 40 2023 83
72 PA Panama 38 2023 82
73 SE Sweden 33 2023 81
74 BG Bulgaria 31 2023 79
75 HU Hungary 31 2023 79
76 LV Latvia 29 2023 76
77 LB Lebanon 29 2020 76
78 NZ New Zealand 29 2022 76
79 CH Switzerland 28 2023 75
80 LT Lithuania 27 2023 74
81 GE Georgia 24 2020 72
82 PT Portugal 24 2022 72
83 FI Finland 23 2023 70
84 RS Serbia 23 2023 70
85 IL Israel 22 2022 69
86 MD Moldova 21 2023 67
87 SK Slovakia 21 2023 67
88 GR Greece 18 2023 64
89 KW Kuwait 18 2020 64
90 NO Norway 18 2023 64
91 DK Denmark 17 2023 63
92 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 2023 60
93 HK Hong Kong 13 2023 60
94 TM Turkmenistan 13 2015 60
95 AM Armenia 11 2023 55
96 BE Belgium 11 2021 55
97 FJ Fiji 11 2023 55
98 IE Ireland 11 2023 55
99 AE United Arab Emirates 11 2022 55
100 BS Bahamas 10 2022 52
101 MU Mauritius 10 2022 52
102 TJ Tajikistan 10 2020 52
103 AL Albania 9 2024 46
104 BZ Belize 9 2022 46
105 CV Cabo Verde 9 2020 46
106 HR Croatia 9 2023 46
107 MK North Macedonia 9 2023 46
108 LC Saint Lucia 9 2023 46
109 QA Qatar 8 2022 45
110 PS Palestine 7 2022 43
111 SR Suriname 7 2023 43
112 EE Estonia 6 2023 42
113 GP Guadeloupe 5 2009 41
114 BT Bhutan 5 2020 38
115 CY Cyprus 5 2024 38
116 LU Luxembourg 5 2022 38
117 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 2023 37
118 CW Curaçao 3 2007 33
119 DM Dominica 3 2023 33
120 MQ Martinique 3 2009 33
121 SI Slovenia 3 2023 33
122 SC Seychelles 2 2014 32
123 BH Bahrain 2 2022 24
124 BN Brunei Darussalam 2 2000 24
125 MO Macao 2 2023 24
126 MT Malta 2 2023 24
127 OM Oman 2 2023 24
128 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2023 24
129 SG Singapore 2 2023 24
130 VI United States Virgin Islands 2 2012 24
131 AG Antigua and Barbuda 1 2023 12
132 BB Barbados 1 2023 12
133 VG British Virgin Islands 1 2006 12
134 GD Grenada 1 2023 12
135 IS Iceland 1 2023 12
136 LI Liechtenstein 1 2021 12
137 FM Micronesia 1 2019 12
138 ME Montenegro 1 2023 12
139 MS Montserrat 1 2012 12
140 WS Samoa 1 2018 12
141 TO Tonga 1 2019 12
142 VU Vanuatu 1 2020 12
143 AS American Samoa 0 2019 1
144 AD Andorra 0 2015 1
145 AW Aruba 0 2014 1
146 BM Bermuda 0 2023 1
147 KY Cayman Islands 0 2014 1
148 GI Gibraltar 0 2024 1
149 MC Monaco 0 2015 1
150 PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 2006 1
151 SM San Marino 0 2011 1
152 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0 2011 1
153 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2014 1
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Maximum 16,379 people
Median 29 people
Minimum 0 people
World 83,098 people

About the indicator

The number of female victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year, from UNODC. The indicator is customarily considered separately because the structure of such homicides is different: a significant part of them are committed within the family or by an intimate partner, whereas homicides of men are more often linked to street and organized crime. Because of this, the share of women among victims grows where the overall homicide rate falls.

Important: The sum across the sexes may diverge from the total: countries without a breakdown enter only the total indicator. For comparisons between countries the rate per 100,000 is the appropriate measure.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
people
Observation period
1990–2024
License
UN data: free to use with attribution
Dataset
UNODC Data Portal

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