Female homicide rate in Korea
Korea: Female homicide rate was 0.463 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Korea, 2011–2023
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
The most recent figure for female homicide rate in Korea is 0.463 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Korea peaked at 0.8958 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.462 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Korea 109th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Korea, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.8958 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2012 | 0.8928 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.733 homicides per 100,000 population | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7681 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7793 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7539 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5951 homicides per 100,000 population | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5968 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5949 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5317 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.462 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4973 homicides per 100,000 population | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.463 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.9% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.463 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 66% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.463 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population, 46% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7344 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5949 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.8958 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4885 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.462 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5317 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 106 Israel 0.4809 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 107 Morocco 0.4661 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 108 Algeria 0.4643 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 110 Spain 0.4552 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 111 Netherlands 0.4502 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 112 Croatia 0.4461 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Korea?
- Female homicide rate in Korea was 0.463 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8958 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.462 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for female homicide rate?
- Korea ranks 109th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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 .