Homicides: female victims — all countries

Homicides: female victims — Western Europe

Homicides: female victims in Western Europe in 2023 — 749 people. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 8.5%.

2023 749 people +7% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 906 people2016
Period minimum 478 people2012

Trend over time

1996–2023 · people

Homicides: female victims — Western Europe, 1996–20234006008001,00019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 819 people2000: 781 people2001: 745 people2002: 754 people2003: 717 people2004: 709 people2005: 659 people2006: 648 people2007: 578 people2008: 539 people2009: 567 people2010: 580 people2011: 538 people2012: 478 people2013: 544 people2014: 498 people2015: 903 people2016: 906 people2017: 830 people2018: 772 people2019: 703 people2020: 660 people2021: 680 people2022: 700 people2023: 749 people
Change over the period: −70 (−8.52%) Average annual rate: -0.33 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Europe 749 people
World 84,101 people
Homicides: female victims — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 749 +49 +7%
2022 700 +20 +2.94%
2021 680 +20 +3.03%
2020 660 −43 −6.12%
2019 703 −69 −8.94%
2018 772 −58 −6.99%
2017 830 −76 −8.39%
2016 906 +3 +0.34%
2015 903 +405 +81.28%
2014 498 −46 −8.41%
2013 544 +66 +13.7%
2012 478 −60 −11.16%
2011 538 −42 −7.26%
2010 580 +13 +2.32%
2009 567 +28 +5.16%
2008 539 −38 −6.61%
2007 578 −70 −10.8%
2006 648 −11 −1.71%
2005 659 −50 −7.04%
2004 709 −8 −1.15%
2003 717 −37 −4.91%
2002 754 +9 +1.18%
2001 745 −35 −4.52%
2000 781
1996 819

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.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.