Female homicide rate in Moldova
Moldova: Female homicide rate was 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female homicide rate in Moldova, 1991–2023
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
Moldova recorded 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Moldova peaked at 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7359 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 66th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.45 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.92 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.51 homicides per 100,000 population | 3.29 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9503 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.24 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.7359 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 63 Chile 1.4 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 64 Reunion 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 65 Brunei 1.33 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 1.23 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 68 Georgia 1.18 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 69 Philippines 1.17 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Moldova
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,866 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,932 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Moldova?
- Female homicide rate in Moldova was 1.27 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7359 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for female homicide rate?
- Moldova ranks 66th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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 .