Female homicide rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Female homicide rate was 0.4502 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4502
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
111th
of 138 countries
All-time high
0.9514
in 1995
All-time low
0.3485
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Female homicide rate in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, female homicide rate in Netherlands stood at 0.4502.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female homicide rate in Netherlands peaked at 0.9514 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3485, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 111th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7266 | 0.5644 | 0.9514 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6811 | 0.5593 | 0.8815 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5063 | 0.3485 | 0.6527 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4759 | 0.4255 | 0.5325 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 90,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,138 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 90,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 94,840 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female homicide rate in Netherlands?
- Female homicide rate in Netherlands was 0.4502 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female homicide rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9514 in 1995.
- What is the lowest female homicide rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3485 in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for female homicide rate?
- Netherlands ranks 111th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female homicide rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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