Female homicide rate in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Female homicide rate was 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Azerbaijan, 2010–2024
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
Azerbaijan recorded 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Azerbaijan 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.31 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 1.42 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.49 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5 homicides per 100,000 population | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 66% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 64 Reunion 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population
- 65 Brunei 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population
- 66 Moldova 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Georgia 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Philippines 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 70 Thailand 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Azerbaijan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,956 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,710 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,710 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 62,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 57,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 63,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 58,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Azerbaijan?
- Female homicide rate in Azerbaijan was 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population in 2024, 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for female homicide rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 67th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 .