Female homicide rate in Moldova
Moldova: Female homicide rate was 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.27 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
66th
of 138 countries
All-time high
5.68 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2002
All-time low
0.7359 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
33
1991–2023
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.
Female homicide rate in Moldova, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.06 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1992 | 5.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +30.3% |
| 1993 | 4.75 homicides per 100,000 population | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 4.37 homicides per 100,000 population | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 3.98 homicides per 100,000 population | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 4.8 homicides per 100,000 population | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 4.56 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 3.92 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 4.28 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 5.29 homicides per 100,000 population | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 5.34 homicides per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.68 homicides per 100,000 population | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 4.87 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 4.24 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 4.66 homicides per 100,000 population | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 3.61 homicides per 100,000 population | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 3.29 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.49 homicides per 100,000 population | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 3.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 5.24 homicides per 100,000 population | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 4.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 3.38 homicides per 100,000 population | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 3.78 homicides per 100,000 population | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9503 homicides per 100,000 population | -74.9% |
| 2015 | 2.67 homicides per 100,000 population | +180.8% |
| 2016 | 2.76 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.1 homicides per 100,000 population | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 2.42 homicides per 100,000 population | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 1.79 homicides per 100,000 population | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 1.57 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7359 homicides per 100,000 population | -53.2% |
| 2022 | 1.46 homicides per 100,000 population | +98.8% |
| 2023 | 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population | -13.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 homicides per 100,000 population, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.27 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.68 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide rate in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +180.8% | 0.9503 homicides per 100,000 population | 2.67 homicides per 100,000 population |
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
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,352 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,352 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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 .