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Female homicide rate in Australia

Australia: Female homicide rate was 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
103rd
of 138 countries
All-time high
1.64 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1991
All-time low
0.3747 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Female homicide rate in Australia, 1990–2023

0.511.51990200620231990: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population1991: 1.6 homicides per 100,000 population1992: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1993: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1994: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1995: 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population1996: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population1997: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population1998: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population1999: 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population2000: 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population2001: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2002: 1.2 homicides per 100,000 population2003: 0.965 homicides per 100,000 population2004: 0.917 homicides per 100,000 population2005: 0.924 homicides per 100,000 population2006: 0.896 homicides per 100,000 population2007: 0.81 homicides per 100,000 population2008: 0.941 homicides per 100,000 population2009: 0.696 homicides per 100,000 population2010: 0.845 homicides per 100,000 population2011: 0.797 homicides per 100,000 population2012: 0.723 homicides per 100,000 population2013: 0.805 homicides per 100,000 population2014: 0.792 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.705 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.653 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.506 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.664 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.53 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.571 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.375 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.515 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.533 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. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Australia peaked at 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3747 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.

Australia ranks 103rd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Female homicide rate in Australia, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
1990 1.61 homicides per 100,000 population —
1991 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population +2.2%
1992 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population -19.1%
1993 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population +0.2%
1994 1.28 homicides per 100,000 population -4.0%
1995 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population +20.3%
1996 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population -20.2%
1997 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population +6.6%
1998 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population -13.5%
1999 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population +14.8%
2000 1.41 homicides per 100,000 population +8.8%
2001 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population -15.7%
2002 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population +3.2%
2003 0.9654 homicides per 100,000 population -21.4%
2004 0.9168 homicides per 100,000 population -5.0%
2005 0.9237 homicides per 100,000 population +0.8%
2006 0.8963 homicides per 100,000 population -3.0%
2007 0.8098 homicides per 100,000 population -9.6%
2008 0.9406 homicides per 100,000 population +16.1%
2009 0.6962 homicides per 100,000 population -26.0%
2010 0.8454 homicides per 100,000 population +21.4%
2011 0.7971 homicides per 100,000 population -5.7%
2012 0.723 homicides per 100,000 population -9.3%
2013 0.8049 homicides per 100,000 population +11.3%
2014 0.7921 homicides per 100,000 population -1.6%
2015 0.7051 homicides per 100,000 population -11.0%
2016 0.6527 homicides per 100,000 population -7.4%
2017 0.5056 homicides per 100,000 population -22.5%
2018 0.6638 homicides per 100,000 population +31.3%
2019 0.5297 homicides per 100,000 population -20.2%
2020 0.5705 homicides per 100,000 population +7.7%
2021 0.3747 homicides per 100,000 population -34.3%
2022 0.5151 homicides per 100,000 population +37.5%
2023 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population +3.4%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 76% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population, 52% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.37 homicides per 100,000 population 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2000s 0.9978 homicides per 100,000 population 0.6962 homicides per 100,000 population 1.41 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.702 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5056 homicides per 100,000 population 0.8454 homicides per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.4983 homicides per 100,000 population 0.3747 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5705 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 100 Poland 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 101 Denmark 0.5683 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 102 Egypt 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 104 Iceland 0.5287 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 105 Macao 0.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 106 Israel 0.4809 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female homicide rate in Australia?
Female homicide rate in Australia was 0.5327 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 Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3747 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
How does Australia rank for female homicide rate?
Australia ranks 103rd out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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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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
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