Female homicide rate in Latvia
Latvia: Female homicide rate was 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Latvia, 2012–2023
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
Latvia recorded 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Latvia peaked at 4.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2013.
That places Latvia 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Latvia, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.35 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2013 | 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 3.21 homicides per 100,000 population | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 4 homicides per 100,000 population | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 4.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 4.07 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.11 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.55 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 3.96 homicides per 100,000 population | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7019 homicides per 100,000 population, 4.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population, 4.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.39 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.11 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 28 Nicaragua 3.2 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Iraq 3.06 homicides per 100,000 population
- 30 Uganda 3 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Costa Rica 2.75 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Kenya 2.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Mongolia 2.64 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Latvia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 242.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,535 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,535 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,644 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,068 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 6,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,299 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Latvia?
- Female homicide rate in Latvia was 2.87 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 homicides per 100,000 population in 2013.
- How does Latvia rank for female homicide rate?
- Latvia ranks 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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 .