Female homicide rate in Lebanon
Lebanon: Female homicide rate was 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▲ Rising
Female homicide rate in Lebanon, 2010–2020
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 Lebanon is 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Lebanon peaked at 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5704 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2012.
That places Lebanon 75th out of 138 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female homicide rate in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9472 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5704 homicides per 100,000 population | -49.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7283 homicides per 100,000 population | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6907 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7375 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.689 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 homicides per 100,000 population | +62.5% |
| 2018 | 1.11 homicides per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8077 homicides per 100,000 population | -27.5% |
| 2020 | 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population | +22.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 63% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5099 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8537 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5704 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 72 Uzbekistan 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 73 Kuwait 1.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 74 Canada 1.04 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 76 Qatar 0.9824 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 77 Austria 0.9706 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 78 North Macedonia 0.9565 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Lebanon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,385 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.26 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,719 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,719 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 44,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 46,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 44,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 46,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 44,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Lebanon?
- Female homicide rate in Lebanon was 0.989 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5704 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- How does Lebanon rank for female homicide rate?
- Lebanon ranks 75th out of 138 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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 .