Female homicide rate in Bahrain
Bahrain: Female homicide rate was 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide rate in Bahrain, 2010–2022
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
In 2022, female homicide rate in Bahrain stood at 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.7% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Bahrain peaked at 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2014.
That places Bahrain 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Female homicide rate in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2178 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 0.2199 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2204 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2121 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2016 | 0.1866 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2017 | 0.1826 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1794 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2020 | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1752 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2022 | 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population | +95.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 49% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.343 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, 67% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1419 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2204 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1727 homicides per 100,000 population | 0 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 114 Ireland 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 115 Turkmenistan 0.4099 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 116 Italy 0.3877 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 118 Greece 0.3408 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 119 Hong Kong 0.318 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 120 United Kingdom 0.3162 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Bahrain
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 307.73 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.2195 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,457 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,457 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,733 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 10,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 10,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,619 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Bahrain?
- Female homicide rate in Bahrain was 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.343 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for female homicide rate?
- Bahrain ranks 117th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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 .