Female homicide rate in Belgium
Belgium: Female homicide rate was 0.1875 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Belgium, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Belgium is 0.1875, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 80.1% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Belgium peaked at 2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1875, in 2021.
That places Belgium 127th out of 138 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.31 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 0.9439 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1875 | 0.1875 | 0.1875 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 124 Palestine 0.2624 compare
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- 128 Oman 0.1045 compare
- 129 Singapore 0.0715 compare
- 130 Andorra 0 compare
- 130 Anguilla 0 compare
- 130 Aruba 0 compare
- 130 Bermuda 0 compare
- 130 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 130 San Marino 0 compare
- 130 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 130 Vatican 0 compare
More gender data for Belgium
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 56,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 57,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 60,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 58,160 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,851 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Belgium?
- Female homicide rate in Belgium was 0.1875 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2002.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1875 in 2021.
- How does Belgium rank for female homicide rate?
- Belgium ranks 127th out of 138 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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