Female homicide rate in Canada
Canada: Female homicide rate was 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Canada, 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
Canada recorded 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Canada peaked at 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8151 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Canada 74th 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 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.871 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.3 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9005 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8151 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9423 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 71 New Zealand 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 72 Uzbekistan 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Kuwait 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 75 Lebanon 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 76 Qatar 0.9824 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 77 Austria 0.9706 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Canada
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 179,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 188,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 181,929 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 191,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 183,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 192,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 187,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 196,972 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 190,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 199,843 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Canada?
- Female homicide rate in Canada was 1.04 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8151 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Canada rank for female homicide rate?
- Canada ranks 74th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 .