Female homicide rate in Egypt
Egypt: Female homicide rate was 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Egypt, 2004–2021
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 Egypt is 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Egypt peaked at 0.7348 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1328 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2004.
Egypt ranks 102nd of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1328 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2005 | 0.1576 homicides per 100,000 population | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3531 homicides per 100,000 population | +124.1% |
| 2007 | 0.392 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2605 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4465 homicides per 100,000 population | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4468 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7348 homicides per 100,000 population | +64.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5684 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3049 homicides per 100,000 population | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population | +76.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 34% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5099 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2904 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.1328 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4465 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5834 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4468 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7348 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4219 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.3049 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 99 Hungary 0.6153 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 100 Poland 0.6107 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 101 Denmark 0.5683 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
- 105 Macao 0.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Egypt?
- Female homicide rate in Egypt was 0.5389 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7348 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1328 homicides per 100,000 population in 2004.
- How does Egypt rank for female homicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 102nd out of 138 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 .