Female homicide rate in Kenya
Kenya: Female homicide rate was 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▬ Flat
Female homicide rate in Kenya, 2014–2022
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
Kenya recorded 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Kenya peaked at 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2019.
That places Kenya 33rd out of 138 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Female homicide rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.26 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2015 | 2.59 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.75 homicides per 100,000 population | -33.7% |
| 2018 | 1.73 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population | +54.2% |
| 2022 | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.09 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.34 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.71 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 30 Uganda 3 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Latvia 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Costa Rica 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Mongolia 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Russia 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 36 United States 2.55 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Kenya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,579 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8794 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 41,524 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 41,524 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 740,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 751,960 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 725,839 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 736,424 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 712,907 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Kenya?
- Female homicide rate in Kenya was 2.66 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
- How does Kenya rank for female homicide rate?
- Kenya ranks 33rd out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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 .