Ireland vs Netherlands: Female homicide rate
Ireland
0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Netherlands
0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Ireland rank
114th
Netherlands rank
111th
Female homicide rate over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population in Ireland, a difference of 0.031 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 114th and Netherlands ranks 111th of 138 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4087 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7266 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3179 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.4547 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6811 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2264 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3879 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5063 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1184 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4759 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1359 homicides per 100,000 population | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female homicide rate, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population against 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female homicide rate between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.031 homicides per 100,000 population, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for female homicide rate?
- Ireland ranks 114th and Netherlands ranks 111th 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .