Female homicide rate in Denmark
Denmark: Female homicide rate was 0.5683 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Denmark, 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
Denmark recorded 0.5683 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 26.7% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Denmark peaked at 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4006 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2006.
That places Denmark 101st 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 | 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7168 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6889 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4006 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.19 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7253 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4594 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5827 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4757 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7752 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 98 Switzerland 0.6271 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 99 Hungary 0.6153 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 100 Poland 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 102 Egypt 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 103 Australia 0.5327 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 104 Iceland 0.5287 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Denmark
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,897 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 28,778 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 32,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 31,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 32,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Denmark?
- Female homicide rate in Denmark was 0.5683 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 1991.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4006 homicides per 100,000 population in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for female homicide rate?
- Denmark ranks 101st out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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 .