Female homicide rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Female homicide rate was 0.9125 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Female homicide rate in Myanmar, 2009–2023
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
Myanmar recorded 0.9125 homicides per 100,000 population for female homicide rate in 2023.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Myanmar peaked at 7.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4043 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2011.
Myanmar ranks 79th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Female homicide rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5382 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 2010 | 0.6156 homicides per 100,000 population | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4043 homicides per 100,000 population | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9661 homicides per 100,000 population | +138.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8266 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8117 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8793 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.969 homicides per 100,000 population | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9883 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.978 homicides per 100,000 population | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 7.35 homicides per 100,000 population | +651.8% |
| 2022 | 1.15 homicides per 100,000 population | -84.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9125 homicides per 100,000 population | -20.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.9125 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.56 homicides per 100,000 population, 58% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.9125 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 homicides per 100,000 population, 90% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female homicide rate in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +651.8% | 0.978 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.35 homicides per 100,000 population |
| 2012 | +138.9% | 0.4043 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9661 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5382 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5382 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.5382 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8507 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.4043 homicides per 100,000 population | 1.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 0.9125 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.35 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 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
- 80 Bulgaria 0.884 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 81 Germany 0.8738 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 82 Estonia 0.8359 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 43,417 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Myanmar?
- Female homicide rate in Myanmar was 0.9125 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4043 homicides per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for female homicide rate?
- Myanmar ranks 79th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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 .