Female homicide rate in Belarus
Belarus: Female homicide rate was 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Belarus, 2007–2019
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
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Belarus is 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Belarus peaked at 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Belarus 53rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Belarus, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 3.89 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 2.68 homicides per 100,000 population | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.03 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 2.29 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.85 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.94 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.14 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 50 Cuba 1.86 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Tonga 1.84 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 52 Lithuania 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 54 Tanzania 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 55 Grenada 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 56 Panama 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Belarus?
- Female homicide rate in Belarus was 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Belarus rank for female homicide rate?
- Belarus ranks 53rd out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 .