Female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Female homicide rate was 0.7783 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1990–2023
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.7783 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2889 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 86th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7017 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2000 | 0.9217 homicides per 100,000 population | +31.3% |
| 2001 | 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 1.14 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7388 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.5% |
| 2010 | 0.501 homicides per 100,000 population | -32.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8159 homicides per 100,000 population | +62.9% |
| 2012 | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | +52.8% |
| 2013 | 0.739 homicides per 100,000 population | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5881 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9749 homicides per 100,000 population | +65.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8231 homicides per 100,000 population | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.556 homicides per 100,000 population | -32.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4503 homicides per 100,000 population | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5698 homicides per 100,000 population | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2889 homicides per 100,000 population | -49.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4114 homicides per 100,000 population | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 0.714 homicides per 100,000 population | +73.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7783 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7017 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7017 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7017 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7388 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7265 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4503 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5481 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.2889 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7783 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 83 Czechia 0.8212 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 84 Finland 0.8118 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 85 Malta 0.7801 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 87 Slovakia 0.7437 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Cyprus 0.7418 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 89 France 0.7233 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,642 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,642 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7178 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Female homicide rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.7783 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2889 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for female homicide rate?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 86th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 .