Female homicide rate in India
India: Female homicide rate was 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in India, 1999–2022
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
India recorded 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in India peaked at 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2022.
India ranks 40th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.69 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.59 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.49 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 37 Bolivia 2.54 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 42 Fiji 2.36 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 43 Dominican Republic 2.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for India
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 10.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 11.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in India?
- Female homicide rate in India was 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- How does India rank for female homicide rate?
- India ranks 40th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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 .