Female homicide rate in Algeria
Algeria: Female homicide rate was 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Algeria, 2012–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Algeria peaked at 0.7302 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2081 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.
That places Algeria 108th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Algeria, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2832 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 0.2081 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4467 homicides per 100,000 population | +114.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3633 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3758 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2749 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4139 homicides per 100,000 population | +50.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4061 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5661 homicides per 100,000 population | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7302 homicides per 100,000 population | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5029 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.7% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5099 homicides per 100,000 population, 91% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3465 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2081 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4467 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5659 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7302 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 105 Macao 0.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 106 Israel 0.4809 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 107 Morocco 0.4661 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 109 Korea 0.463 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Spain 0.4552 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 111 Netherlands 0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Algeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,418 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 36,736 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 36,736 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 436,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 429,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 447,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 440,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Algeria?
- Female homicide rate in Algeria was 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7302 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2081 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Algeria rank for female homicide rate?
- Algeria ranks 108th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof female victims .