Female homicide rate in Jordan
Jordan: Female homicide rate was 0.7225 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Jordan, 2007–2023
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
In 2023, female homicide rate in Jordan stood at 0.7225 homicides per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Jordan peaked at 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4765 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 90th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9395 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8824 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7909 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5154 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6192 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4765 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7225 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 87 Slovak Republic 0.7437 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Cyprus 0.7418 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 89 France 0.7233 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 91 Armenia 0.6971 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 92 Barbados 0.6804 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 93 Romania 0.6629 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Jordan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 110,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 115,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 110,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 115,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 110,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 115,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 110,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 115,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 110,831 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 115,776 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Jordan?
- Female homicide rate in Jordan was 0.7225 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4765 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for female homicide rate?
- Jordan ranks 90th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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 .