Ireland vs Italy: Female homicide rate

Ireland
0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Italy
0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Ireland rank
114th
Italy rank
116th

Female homicide rate over time

  • Ireland
  • Italy
00.20.40.60.81199020062023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy, a difference of 0.0315 homicides per 100,000 population.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Ireland ranks 114th and Italy ranks 116th of 138 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4087 homicides per 100,000 population 0.675 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2663 homicides per 100,000 population Italy
2000s 0.478 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5644 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0864 homicides per 100,000 population Italy
2010s 0.3879 homicides per 100,000 population 0.4761 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0881 homicides per 100,000 population Italy
2020s 0.34 homicides per 100,000 population 0.392 homicides per 100,000 population 0.052 homicides per 100,000 population Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female homicide rate, Ireland or Italy?
Ireland, at 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in female homicide rate between Ireland and Italy?
0.0315 homicides per 100,000 population, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for female homicide rate?
Ireland ranks 114th and Italy ranks 116th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Female homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female homicide rate
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
138 places, 2,732 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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