Female homicide rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Female homicide rate was 0.884 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.884 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
80th
of 138 countries
All-time high
2.4 homicides per 100,000 population
in 1998
All-time low
0.6004 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Female homicide rate in Bulgaria, 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
Bulgaria recorded 0.884 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Bulgaria peaked at 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6004 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 80th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 2.11 homicides per 100,000 population | +78.2% |
| 1992 | 2.31 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 2.12 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.83 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 1.96 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 2.25 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 2.13 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 1.52 homicides per 100,000 population | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.32 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.38 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.975 homicides per 100,000 population | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.93 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.91 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7068 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7916 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.985 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9116 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7008 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7863 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6004 homicides per 100,000 population | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9616 homicides per 100,000 population | +60.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6401 homicides per 100,000 population | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7274 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7894 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8235 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.884 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.884 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.884 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.91 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8135 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.6004 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8061 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7274 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.884 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 77 Austria 0.9706 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 78 North Macedonia 0.9565 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 79 Myanmar 0.9125 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 81 Germany 0.8738 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 82 Estonia 0.8359 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 83 Czechia 0.8212 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,551 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,551 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.7319 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Bulgaria?
- Female homicide rate in Bulgaria was 0.884 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 homicides per 100,000 population in 1998.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6004 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for female homicide rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 80th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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 .